Baldridge Creek at Lake Lanier

Baldridge Creek is a stream in Forsyth County in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It empties into Lake Lanier.[2] The stream headwaters arise northeast of Coal Mountain (at 34°16′48″N 84°03′50″W / 34.28000°N 84.06389°W / 34.28000; -84.06389[1]) and the stream flows southeast paralleling US 19. Previous to the creation of the lake the stream entered the Chattahoochee River at the Forsyth-Hall county line at 34°10′42″N 84°04′17″W / 34.17833°N 84.07139°W / 34.17833; -84.07139.[1][3]

Baldridge Creek most likely was named after an individual family of Cherokees which settled near its course.[2] Variant names are "Bald Ridge Creek", "Baldridges Creek" and "Ball Ridge Creek".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baldridge Creek
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 1. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ Buford Dam, Georgia, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964 (1986 rev.)



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