Potato Creek (Flint River tributary)

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Potato Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] It is a tributary to the Flint River. [2]

Potato Creek's name most likely is a preservation of its native Creek-language name. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potato Creek (Flint River tributary)
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 180. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.