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Stinking Creek is a stream in Campbell County, Tennessee, in the United States.

Stinking Creek, a sulphur spring, was named on account of its naturally occurring unpleasant odor.

Another theory for the creek's name dates to 1779–1780. This was attributed to many animal deaths during an unusually cold winter and the resulting carrion stench the following spring.

See also

• List of rivers of Tennessee

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stinking Creek (Campbell County, Tennessee)
2. Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 199. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
3. STINKING CREEK TRACES ITS NAME TO BITTERLY COLD WINTER OF 1779-80 WHEN ANIMALS PERISHED

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County seat: Jacksboro
Cities	Jellico LaFollette Rocky Top ‡
Towns	Caryville Jacksboro
CDP	Fincastle
Other communities	Alder Springs Anthras Block Clinchmore Cotula Duff Elk Valley Habersham Morley Newcomb Pioneer Royal Blue Stinking Creek Vasper Westbourne White Oak Wooldridge Wynn
Footnotes	‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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