Coleoatchee Creek

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Coleoatchee Creek is a creek in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. [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

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coleoatchee Creek
  2. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 37. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 116. ISBN   978-0-8061-3598-4.

32°48′13″N84°26′08″W / 32.80357°N 84.43545°W / 32.80357; -84.43545


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