Coleoatchee Creek

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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.

Talbot County, Georgia County in the United States

Talbot County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The 2010 census showed a population of 6,865. The county seat and largest city is Talbotton.

The Pine Mountain Range is a long ridge in Meriwether County, Georgia, Harris County, Georgia, and Talbot County, Georgia. In fact, the highest altitudes in all three of these west Georgia counties can be found along the range.

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]

William Bright was an American linguist who specialized in Native American and South Asian languages and descriptive linguistics.

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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.

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

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