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Creek in the state of Georgia, USA


Ossahatchie Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia that runs through Harris and Talbot counties in the west central part of the state. It is a tributary to Mulberry Creek.

Name

Ossahatchie is a name derived from the Muscogee language meaning "Pokeweed Creek".

Many variant names have been recorded, including:

  • Osahatchee Creek
  • Osahatchi Creek
  • Osauhatchee Creek
  • Osawhatchee Creek
  • Osohatchee Creek
  • Osouhatchee Creek
  • Ossahatchee Creek
  • Ossohatchee Creek
  • Sawhatchee Creek
  • Sowachee Creek
  • Sowahachee Creek

Crossings

The following roads cross the creek:

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ossahatchie Creek
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 168. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. Goff, John H. (1 December 2007). Placenames of Georgia. University of Georgia Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-8203-3129-4.


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