Rottenwood Creek

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Rottenwood Creek (also spelled "Rotten Wood Creek") is a stream in Cobb County in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] It is a tributary to the Chattahoochee River. [2]

Rottenwood Creek was named for Rotten Wood, a local Cherokee Indian. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rottenwood Creek
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 193. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.

Coordinates: 33°52′35″N84°26′53″W / 33.87639°N 84.44806°W / 33.87639; -84.44806