Stitchihatchie Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is a tributary to Rocky Creek.[2]

Stitchihatchie most likely is a name derived from the Muscogee language meaning "edge stream".[3] Variant names are "Tickee Hatchee Creek", "Tickeehatchee Creek" and "Tickehachee Creek".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stitchihatchie Creek
  2. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 213. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 462. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. Perhaps from Muskogee...

32°27′18″N 83°01′34″W / 32.45495°N 83.02604°W / 32.45495; -83.02604


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