Stinking Creek (Campbell County, Tennessee) Explained

Stinking Creek is a stream in Campbell County, Tennessee, in the United States.

Stinking Creek, a sulphur spring, was named on account of its naturally occurring unpleasant odor.^[1]

Another theory for the creek's name dates to 1779–1780. This was attributed to many animal deaths during an unusually cold winter and the resulting carrion stench the following spring. ^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Tennessee

References

36.4959°N -84.1092°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Miller, Larry L.. Tennessee Place-names. 2001. Indiana University Press. 0-253-21478-5. 199.
2. https://www.tngenweb.org/campbell/hist-bogan/screek.html STINKING CREEK TRACES ITS NAME TO BITTERLY COLD WINTER OF 1779-80 WHEN ANIMALS PERISHED