Pataula Creek Explained

Pataula Creek is a stream in Clay, Quitman,Randolph and Stewart counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It empties into Walter F. George Lake[1] on the Chattahoochee River.

Pataula is a name most likely derived from the Muskogean language meaning "flat". Variant names are "Petaula Creek" and "Petewlah Creek".

References

31.73°N -85.1169°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 171 . 0-915430-00-2.