Tippah River

Tippah River is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is a tributary of the Tallahatchie River.

Tippah is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "to eat one another", i.e. cannibalism. Variant names are "Tippah Creek" and Tippah River Canal".

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tippah River
↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

34°31′51″N 89°24′44″W / 34.5309356°N 89.4123004°W / 34.5309356; -89.4123004

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tippah River

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.