Yellowdirt Creek
Yellowdirt Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is a tributary to the Chattahoochee River.
The creek's name is an accurate preservation of the native Muscogee language word Ikanlanihachi meaning "yellow dirt". Variant names were "Yellow Dirt Creek", "Yellow Land Creek" and "Puchusehatchee Creek".
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yellowdirt Creek
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 259. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
33°27′17″N 85°04′10″W / 33.4547°N 85.0695°W