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Cemochechobee Creek

Coordinates: 31°37′03″N 85°03′22″W / 31.61750°N 85.05611°W / 31.61750; -85.05611
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Cemochechobee Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is a tributary to the Chattahoochee River.[2]

Cemochechobee is a name derived from the Muskogean language meaning "sand-big".[3] Variant names include "Cemocheckobee Creek", "Cemocheechobee Creek", "Cemocheehobbee Creek", "Comochechabbee Creek", and "Comochechebbee Creek".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cemochechobee Creek
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 37. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.

31°37′03″N 85°03′22″W / 31.61750°N 85.05611°W / 31.61750; -85.05611