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References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barber Creek
- 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. pp. 13–14. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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