Auchumpkee Creek

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

"Auchumpkee" is a name derived from the Muskogean language meaning "hickory nuts all over".[3] A variant name is "Oak Chunk Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Auchumpkee Creek
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.


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