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Beacon Creek

Coordinates: 31°21′53″N 81°17′22″W / 31.36472°N 81.28944°W / 31.36472; -81.28944
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Beacon Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

Beacon Creek was so named on account of a nautical beacon at its mouth.[2]

References

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

31°21′53″N 81°17′22″W / 31.36472°N 81.28944°W / 31.36472; -81.28944