Chickasaw Bayou
{{short description|Stream in Mississippi, U.S.}}
Chickasaw Bayou is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.{{GNIS|668384}} It is a tributary to the Yazoo River.
Chickasaw Bayou derives its name from the Chickasaw tribe.{{cite book|last=Baca|first=Keith A.|title=Native American Place Names in Mississippi|url=https://epdf.pub/native-american-place-names-in-mississippi.html|year=2007|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-60473-483-6|page=22}}
The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou was fought near this stream in 1862.{{cite web | url=https://www.nps.gov/abpp/battles/ms003.htm | title=Chickasaw Bayou | accessdate=9 July 2019}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{coord|32.4426425|-90.8573259|display=title}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Rivers of Mississippi
Category:Bodies of water of Warren County, Mississippi
Category:Mississippi placenames of Native American origin
{{Mississippi-river-stub}}