Rottenwood Creek

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Rottenwood Creek Trail bridge over Rottenwood Creek Rottenwood Creek Trail bridge over Rottenwood Creek, Cumberland GA.jpg
Rottenwood Creek Trail bridge
over Rottenwood Creek

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 Native American. [2]

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.

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


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