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Turniptown Creek

Coordinates: 34°43′49″N 84°26′53″W / 34.73028°N 84.44806°W / 34.73028; -84.44806
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Turniptown Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is a tributary to the Ellijay River.[2]

Turniptown is an English translation of the native Cherokee language name.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turniptown Creek
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 234. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ^ "The Names Stayed". Calhoun Times and Gordon County News. August 29, 1990. p. 64. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

34°43′49″N 84°26′53″W / 34.73028°N 84.44806°W / 34.73028; -84.44806