Lanahassee Creek

Lanahassee Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.^[1] It is a tributary to Kinchafoonee Creek.^[2]

Lanahassee is a name taken from the Muskogee language which most likely means "rancid yellow water".^[3] Variant spellings are "Lanahasee Creek", "Lannahasee Creek", and "Lannahassee Creek".^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lanahassee Creek
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 130. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lanahassee Creek

[2] Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 130. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

[3] Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.

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