Penholoway Creek Explained

Penholoway Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is a tributary to the Altamaha River.^[1]

Name

Penholoway is a name derived from the Creek language meaning "high foot log".^[2]

Many variant names have been recorded, including:

• Fin Halloway Creek
• Finhalloway Creek
• Finholloway Creek
• Finholoway River
• Finn Halloway Creek
• Pen Holloway Creek
• Penholloway Creek
• Phaenehalloway Creek
• Phenholloway Creek
• Phennohaloway Creek
• Phin Holloway Creek
• Phin Holloway River
• Phinholloway Creek
• Phinhotoway Creek
• Pin Holloway Creek
• Pinholloway Creek
• Turkey Creek
• Turkie Creek

Notes and References

1. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 174 . 0-915430-00-2.
2. Book: Martin. Jack B.. Mauldin. Margaret McKane. A Dictionary of Creek/Muskogee. 1 December 2004. U of Nebraska Press. 0-8032-8302-4. 179.