Utoy Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is a tributary to the Chattahoochee River.

Utoy Creek most likely was named for the Utoy Indians.[2][3] The Battle of Utoy Creek was fought here in 1864.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Utoy Creek
  2. ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 239. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  4. ↑ "Battle of Utoy Creek". American Battlefield Trust. Retrieved 24 June 2019.



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