Tallahala Creek is a river in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It flows from north to south, joining the Leaf River east of Hattiesburg.

Names

Tallahala is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "standing rocks".[2]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Tallahala Creek has also been known as:[1]

• East Tallahala Creek
• Fiume Tale Houma
• Hashlupbacher Creek
• Hashlupbatcher Creek
• Hashluphatcher Creek
• Hooma Creek
• Talahala Creek
• Talahola Creek
• Talla Creek
• Talla Halla Creek
• Tallahala River
• Tallahalah Creek
• Tallahalie Creek
• Tallahalla Creek
• Tallahalla River
• Tallahoma Creek
• Tallahuta Creek
• Tallee Hooma River
• Tallyhomo River
• West Fork Tallahala Creek

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