Standing Boy Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is a tributary to the Chattahoochee River.[2]

Name

The name "Standing Boy Creek" is the English translation of an old Native American name.[2]

Many variant names have been recorded:[1]

  • Cheepounhuiltee Creek
  • Chepounhuiltee Creek
  • Chessethulucco
  • Chiponusihuili
  • Chucethlocco Creek
  • Chusethlocco Creek
  • Chusethuicco
  • Chussethlucco Creek
  • Douglas Creek
  • End Creek
  • Hatchauxa Creek
  • Hatchee Uxa Creek
  • Mountain Creek

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Standing Boy Creek
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 211. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.



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