Yockanookany River
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The Yockanookany River is a 78.4 miles (126.2 km) river
River
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 in central Mississippi
Mississippi
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 in the United States
United States
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. It is a tributary
Tributary
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 of the Pearl River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
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Course

The Yockanookany rises in Choctaw County
Choctaw County, Mississippi
-National protected areas:* Natchez Trace Parkway * Tombigbee National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,758 people, 3,686 households, and 2,668 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile . There were 4,249 housing units at an...

 in the vicinity of the town of Ackerman
Ackerman, Mississippi
Ackerman is a town in Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,696 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Choctaw County.It is named for an early landowner.-Geography:Ackerman is located at ....

 and flows generally southwestwardly through Attala
Attala County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 19,661 people, 7,567 households, and 5,380 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 8,639 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...

 and Leake
Leake County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 20,940 people, 7,611 households, and 5,563 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile . There were 8,585 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile...

 counties, past the towns of Weir
Weir, Mississippi
Weir is a town in Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 553 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Weir is located at , along the Yockanookany River....

, McCool
McCool, Mississippi
McCool is a town in Attala County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 182 at the 2000 census.-Geography:McCool is located at , along the Yockanookany River....

, Ethel
Ethel, Mississippi
Ethel is a town in Attala County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 452 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ethel is located at , along the Yockanookany River....

 and Kosciusko
Kosciusko, Mississippi
Kosciusko is a city in Attala County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,372 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Attala County....

. It flows into the Pearl River in southwestern Leake County.

Much of the Yockanookany's upper course through Choctaw and Attala counties has been straightened and channelized; in some of these areas, water continues also to flow in the river's old natural channel.

Downstream of Kosciusko, the river is paralleled by the Natchez Trace Parkway
Natchez Trace Parkway
The Natchez Trace Parkway is a National Park Service unit in the southeastern United States that commemorates the historic Old Natchez Trace and preserves sections of the original trail....

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Variant names

The United States Board on Geographic Names
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 settled on "Yockanookany River" as the stream's name in 1949. According to the Geographic Names Information System
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, the river has also been known as:
  • Yexgonnongoune River
  • Yockahockany River
  • Yockammockanna Creek
  • Yokahocany River
  • Yokahochany River
  • Yokahockana River
  • Yokahockany Creek
  • Yokahockany River

Sources

  • Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
  • DeLorme
    DeLorme
    DeLorme is a major vendor of business-to-business and consumer mapping and GPS products and technologies. It is based in Yarmouth, Maine, United States....

    (1998). Mississippi Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-346-X.
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