Pachitla Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is a tributary to Ichawaynochaway Creek.[2]
Pachitla is a name derived from a Native American language meaning either "dead pigeon", "pigeon town" or "opossum".[3]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pachitla Creek
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 170. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Nestor, Sandy (7 May 2015). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-7864-9339-5.