Mate Creek

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Coordinates: 37°37′15″N 82°09′51″W / 37.62083°N 82.16417°W / 37.62083; -82.16417
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Along WV 65 south of Red Jacket

Mate Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of Tug Fork.

Mate Creek was derives its name from "mate", a variant word for deer.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mate Creek
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 405.

37°37′15″N 82°09′51″W / 37.62083°N 82.16417°W / 37.62083; -82.16417

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