Turniptown Creek

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Turniptown Creek
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Location in Georgia
Turniptown Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
County Gilmer
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationTickanetley
 • coordinates 34°44′25″N84°20′45″E / 34.74036°N 84.34575°E / 34.74036; 84.34575
Mouth Ellijay River
 • location
Northcutt
 • coordinates
 34°43′49″N84°26′53″W / 34.73036°N 84.44798°W / 34.73036; -84.44798
 • elevation
1,293 feet (394 m)
Basin features
River system ACF River Basin
Tributaries 
 • rightLittle Turniptown Creek

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

Turniptown is an English translation of the native Cherokee language name. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turniptown Creek
  2. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 234. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ "The Names Stayed". Calhoun Times and Gordon County News. August 29, 1990. p. 64. Retrieved 29 April 2015.


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