Coleoatchee Creek is a creek in Talbot County, Georgia.[1] It rises at the base of Pine Mountain Range near the Meriwether County/Talbot County border. The creek has a very strong source, which continues to flow strongly in the severest droughts. The creek generally flows south through prime agricultural land to its junction with Big Lazer Creek[2] south of Georgia Highway 36.
According to William Bright, Coleoatchee is a Creek Indian word meaning "white oak stream".[3] Variant names are "Celeotchee Creek", "Celeoth Creek", and "Coleotchee Creek".[1]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coleoatchee Creek
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 37. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
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