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Sandy Creek is a right-bank tributary of the Homochitto River in Adams County, Mississippi, United States. Sandy Creek was one of the first places where white settlers and their black slaves set up farming in the colonial-era Natchez District. The Sandy Creek Wildlife Management Area, part of the Homochitto National Forest, is believed to host a population of Louisiana black bear.

References

1. "Sandy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
2. Bettersworth, John Knox (1959). Mississippi: A History. Steck Company. p. 108.
3. Bude Ranger District, Homochitto National Forest (N.F.); Porter Creek Recreation and Lake Complex, Franklin County: Environmental Impact Statement. 1993. p. 44.

31°22′10″N 91°14′43″W / 31.36931°N 91.24525°W / 31.36931; -91.24525

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