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

According to tradition, Dried Indian Creek was named from an incident when the dried-up corpse of an Indian was discovered near its course.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dried Indian Creek
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 65. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

33°31′34″N 83°53′06″W / 33.52611°N 83.88500°W / 33.52611; -83.88500



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