East Fork Tombigbee River
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East Fork Tombigbee River was a historical name of a tributary stream of the Tombigbee River
in northeast Mississippi
. Its confluence with Town Creek
in Monroe County
was the historical beginning of the Tombigbee. Today, however, what was once known as the east fork is now designated as the Tombigbee itself.
Tombigbee River
The Tombigbee River is a tributary of the Mobile River, approximately 200 mi long, in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama. It is one of two major rivers, along with the Alabama River, that unite to form the short Mobile River before it empties into Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico...
in northeast Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
. Its confluence with Town Creek
Town Creek (Mississippi)
Town Creek, also known as Old Town Creek or West Fork Tombigbee River, is a tributary stream of the Tombigbee River in northeast Mississippi.Old Town was a Chickasaw village.-References:. Retrieved 13 June 2005.. Retrieved 21 May 2008....
in Monroe County
Monroe County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,014 people, 14,603 households, and 10,660 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile . There were 16,236 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...
was the historical beginning of the Tombigbee. Today, however, what was once known as the east fork is now designated as the Tombigbee itself.