Silver Creek is a stream in Floyd County and Polk County, Georgia, in the United States.[1]

Silver Creek was so named on account of the silver mining in the area.[2] The stream lends its name to the community of Silver Creek, Georgia.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Creek (Georgia)
  2. ↑ "Floyd County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 79. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 206. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

34°14′48″N 85°10′32″W / 34.24667°N 85.17556°W / 34.24667; -85.17556


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