Teoc Creek (Sucarnoochee River tributary)

Teoc Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Sucarnoochee River.

Teoc is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "pine".[2] Variant names are "Teah Creek", "Teark Creek", "Teock Creek", "Teoe Creek", and "Tioch Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Teoc Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.



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