Chickasawhatchee Creek

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

Chickasawhatchee is a name derived from the Hitchiti language, meaning "council house creek".[3][2] Variant names are "Chicasawhatchie Creek", "Chickasawhachee Creek", "Chickasawhatchie Creek", and "Chickasyhatchy Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chickasawhatchee Creek
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 42. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. Nestor, Sandy (24 May 2012). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-7864-9339-5.


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