Settingdown Creek

Settingdown Creek
from Poole's Mill Covered Bridge

Settingdown Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is a tributary to the Etowah River.

The stream was named after Setten Down, a Cherokee chieftain. Variant names are "Settendown Creek", "Sitting Down Creek", "Sittingdon Creek", and "Sittingdown Creek"

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Settingdown Creek
  2. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 203. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

34°17′45.34″N 84°15′54.71″W / 34.2959278°N 84.2651972°W / 34.2959278; -84.2651972