Georgia Gazetteer
Freedom Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Chatham County. The primary coordinates for Freedom Creek places it within the GA 31411 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Freedom Creek |
| Category: | Georgia physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 1.5 mi. long; heads at the S end of Burntpot Island, flows NE then NW along the E side of Burntpot Island and the N border of Skidaway Island State Park to enter the Skidaway River 0.6 mi. SE of Parkersburg |
| History: | Named by Georgia Senate Resolution 685 in 2018 because the stream was reportedly used by enslaved people to escape to freedom |
| County: | Chatham County |
| Latitude: | 31.975947 |
| Longitude: | -81.046564 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Freedom Creek: Freedom Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Freedom Creek does not include property ownership information.
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