Beards Creek (Altamaha River tributary)

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

Beards Creek most likely was named after one of the three men (Edmund, George, or Matthew Beard) who settled near its course.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beards Creek (Altamaha River tributary)
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 15. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.


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