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

Some say Snapfinger Creek was so named because it is a tributary or "finger", while others believe an incident in which a surveyor broke or "snapped" his finger bone while crossing the creek caused this name to be selected.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snapfinger Creek
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 207. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.


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