Boat Branch

Last updated

Boat Branch is a stream in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States. [1]

Hickman County, Tennessee County in the United States

Hickman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,690. Its county seat is Centerville.

United States federal republic in North America

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe's 3.9 million square miles. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the largest city by population is New York City. Forty-eight states and the capital's federal district are contiguous in North America between Canada and Mexico. The State of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west. The State of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, stretching across nine official time zones. The extremely diverse geography, climate, and wildlife of the United States make it one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries.

Contents

History

Boat Branch was named from the fact flatboats were built and kept there. [2]

Flatboat rectangular flat-bottomed boat with square ends

A flatboat was a rectangular flat-bottomed boat with square ends used to transport freight and passengers on inland waterways in the United States. The flatboat could be any size, but essentially it was a large, sturdy tub with a hull.

See also

Related Research Articles

Defeated Creek is a stream in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States.

Gerry Branch is a stream in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States.

Panther Branch is a stream in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Duck River.

Gin Branch is a stream in Hickman and Maury counties, Tennessee, in the United States.

Lick Creek is a stream in Hickman, Maury and Williamson counties, Tennessee, in the United States. It is a tributary of Duck River.

Gee Hill [el. 696 ft (212 m)] is a summit in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States.

Cow Hollow is a valley in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States.

Goodrich is an unincorporated community in Hickman County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

Bluewater Branch is a stream in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States.

Joe Branch is a stream in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States.

Whitfield is an unincorporated community in Hickman County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

Salmon Branch is a stream in Hickman and Perry counties, Tennessee, in the United States.

Cave Branch is a stream in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States.

Milam Branch is a stream in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States.

Wades Branch is a stream in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States.

Copperas Branch is a stream in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States.

Coleman Branch is a stream off of Duck River in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States.

Swan Bluff is an unincorporated community in Hickman County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

Mill Branch is a tributary of the Duck River in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States.

Buck Branch is a stream in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States. It is a tributary of Duck River.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boat Branch
  2. Spence, W. Jerome D.; Spence, David L. (1900). A History of Hickman County, Tennessee. Southern Historical Press. p. 366. ISBN   978-0-89308-242-0.

Coordinates: 35°44′59″N87°18′14″W / 35.7497908°N 87.3038998°W / 35.7497908; -87.3038998

Geographic coordinate system Coordinate system

A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position and two or three of the numbers represent a horizontal position; alternatively, a geographic position may be expressed in a combined three-dimensional Cartesian vector. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation. To specify a location on a plane requires a map projection.