Crawfish Creek (Chickamauga Creek tributary)

Crawfish Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is a tributary to West Chickamauga Creek.

Crawfish Creek received its name from the Cherokee Indians of the area, who saw crayfish in its water.[2] A variant name is "Crayfish Creek".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crawfish Creek
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 54. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

34°51′08″N 85°16′02″W / 34.85222°N 85.26722°W / 34.85222; -85.26722


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