Funny Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Skuna River.

Funny in this context is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "squirrel".[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Funny Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

34°08′45″N 89°04′14″W / 34.1459408°N 89.0706199°W / 34.1459408; -89.0706199