Possumtrot Branch is a stream in Walker County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is a tributary to Duck Creek.[2]

It is speculated the name Possumtrot carries a negative connotation for an "uninteresting location".[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Possumtrot Branch
  2. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 180. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ "Walker County". Calhoun Times. 1 September 2004. p. 112. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

34°42′59″N 85°20′05″W / 34.71639°N 85.33472°W / 34.71639; -85.33472



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