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Youngcane Creek

Coordinates: 34°54′24″N 84°02′41″W / 34.9067522°N 84.0446329°W / 34.9067522; -84.0446329
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Youngcane Creek
Youngcane Creek is located in Georgia
Youngcane Creek
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates34°48′15″N 84°08′01″W / 34.8042531°N 84.1335256°W / 34.8042531; -84.1335256
Mouth 
 • coordinates
34°54′24″N 84°02′41″W / 34.9067522°N 84.0446329°W / 34.9067522; -84.0446329

Youngcane Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

The stream was named after Young Cane, the son of Long Cane, a Cherokee chieftain.[2] Variant names are "Pine Log Creek" and "Young Cane Creek".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Youngcane Creek
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.