Primary Sources: Gazeteer-Map Service, GNIS (Geographic Names Information System), U.S. Geographic Survey; and Giles County land records

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Name	Waters	Latitude/Longitude	USGS Map Name	Area	Comments
Agnew Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley Creek south side	351328N 0870716W	Bodenham	WC	also Agnews Creek and Egnew Creek
Anderson Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	351832N 0865723W	Brick Church	NE
Anderson Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side	352204N 0870950W	Campbellsville	NW	Also Andersons Fork
Ball Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side, Minnow branch south side	352050N 0870514W	Milky Way	C	also Ball Hollow Branch
Barber Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Townsend Creek south side	350609N 0870051W	Aspen Hill	SC
Bass Branch	Elk River north side, Shoal Creek north side, West Fork Shoal Creek south side	350437N 0870901W	Appleton	SW
Beasley Branch	Elk River north side	350221N 0865405W	Elkton	SE
Beaty Branch	Elk River north side	350228N 0865358W	Elkton	SE
Bee Spring Branch	Elk River north side, Indian Creek south side	350625N 0865151W	Dellrose	SE
Bell Branch	Elk River north side, Indian Creek south side	350740N 0865224W	Frankewing	EC
Big Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north sideside	351624N 0870352W	Milky Way	C
Big Rock Creek	Duck River south side	352215N 0865005W 352959N 0864512W 353434N 0864631W	Cornersville Lewisburg Verona	NE	also West Fork Rock Creek, mainly in Maury County, but head of creek is Cornersville, now Marshall County, but formerly Giles
Birdsong Branch	Elk River north side, Indian Creek north side	350805N 0865300W	Tarpley	EC
Blue Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side, Yokley south side	352516N 0870612W	Lynnville	NC
Blue Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side	351852N 0865813W	Brick Church	NE
Blue Creek, North Fork	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side	352019N 0865638W	Brick Church	NE
Bonee Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley Creek south side, Gimlet Branch south side	351500N 0871259W	Campbellsville	NW	also in Lawrence County
Bradshaw Creek	Elk River north side	351402N 0865031W 351756N 0864905W 350548N 0864834W	Frankewing Cornersville Dellrose	EC	mouth in Lincoln county, head in Marshall county. See also Bradshaw Creek, 2nd Surveyors District
Bradshaw Creek, Little	Elk River north side, Bradshaw Creek north side	351307N 0865051W	Frankewing	EC
Bradshaw Creek, Little	Elk River north side, Bradshaw Creek north side	351346N 0865307W	Tarpley	EC
Bradshaw Creek, East Fork	Elk River north side, Bradshaw Creek south side	351402N 0865031W	Frankewing	EC
Bradshaw Creek, West Fork	Elk River north side, Bradshaw Creek north side	351426N 0865019W	Frankewing	EC
Britton Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	350807N 0870112W	Pulaski (& Tarpley)	C
Brown Branch	Elk River north side, Indian Creek north side	350600N 0865210W	Dellrose	SE
Brown Branch	Elk River north side, Indian Creek north side	350628N 0865257W	Elkton	SE
Brownlow Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek	352149N 0870835W	Campbellsville	NW
Buchanan Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side, Newton Branch north side	350519N 0865807W	Elkton	SE	also Buchanans
Buford Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side	351010N 0870254W	Pulaski	C
Burton Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side		Brick Church	NE	last branch before Clock Creek
Calvert Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side, Robertson's Fork north side	352306N 0865659W	Campbells Station	NC	also Gimlet Branch (not same as Gimlet below)
Camp Branch	Elk River north side		Unknown		not yet located - see 16 Nov 1813 Giles County Court Minutes
Campbell Branch	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek south side, Shannon Creek south side, East Fork Shannon Creek south side	350512N 0871115W	Appleton	SW	also Poplar Branch
Carter Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	350335N 0865609W	Elkton	SE	also in Limestone Co, AL
Cave Branch	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek south side, Shannon Creek south side	350628N 0871101W	Appleton	SW
Cave Branch	Elk River south side	350015N 0865809W	Elkton	SE
Chapel Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side, Yokley south side	352457N 0870638W	Lynnville	NC
Chicken Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side	351139N 0870343W	Pulaski	C
Choate Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley Creek south side	351409N 0870844W	Bodenham	WC	also Shoats Creek
Choate Creek, North	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley Creek south side, Choate Creek north side	351331N 0871111W	Bodenham	WC	also in Lawrence Co, TN
Choate Creek, South	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley Creek south side, Choate Creek south side	351302N 0871203W	Bodenham	WC
Clear Creek	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek, East Fork Sugar Creek	350533N 351052N 0871419W 0871111W	Appleton Bodenham	WC	also Clear Fork, mostly in Lawrence.
Clear Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	351849N 0865914W	Brick Church	NE
Clock Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	351713N 0865433W	Brick Church	NE	also Clocks Creek, Blackman Branch
Corn Creek	Elk River northside, Richland Creek northside	351912N 0865214W	Cornersville	NE	also in Marshall County (that part that was Giles)
Crooked Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek		Unknown		not yet located - see 1824 Giles Occupant Claim Survey No. 64 for Elizabeth ABERNATHY of Leatherwood Creek and 1836 Giles County Civil Districts
Dog Branch	Elk River north side, Shoal Creek south side, East Fork Shoal Creek	350432N 0870430W	Aspen Hill	SC	also East Fork Shoal Creek (USGS) - See Shoal Creek, East Fork below
Donahue Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side	350814N 0870252W	Pulaski	C	also Donahue Creek
Dry Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side	351336N 0870621W	Pulaski	C	also Big Dry Creek
Dry Creek, Little	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Dry Creek south side	351419N 0870636W	Pulaski	C	also Big Dry Creek
Elk River	Tennessee River north side	344541N 0871556W	Salem	SC	Alabama state line
Elk River	Tennessee River north side	350024N 0870031W	Aspen Hill	SC
Elk River	Tennessee River north side	350002N 0865957W	Elkton	SE
Elk River	Tennessee River north side	350507N 0865047W	Dellrose	SE	Lincoln county line
Everly Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side	350833N 0870239W	Pulaski	C
Ezell Branch	Elk River south side, Holland Creek	350026N 0865301W 350032N 0865157W	Elkton Dellrose	SE
Factory Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek	352158N 0870851W	Campbellsville	NW	also Lawrence Co, TN
Fanny Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side, Anderson Creek north side	352458N 0871207W	Sandy Hook	NE	also Maury County
Faull Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley south side, Dry Weakley Branch north side	351759N 0871244W	Campbellsville	NW	also Fautt [sic]
Fautt Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley south side, Dry Weakley Branch north side	351758N 0871243W	Campbellsville	NW	also Faught
Ford Creek	Elk River north side	350053N 0870005W	Aspen Hill	SC	also Fords Creek
Fry Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side, Lynn Creek south side	352208N 0870209W 352601N 0870352W	Milky Way Lynnville	C	also Middle Fork Lynn Creek
Gilbert Branch	Elk River north side	350050N 0865915W	Elkton	SE
Gimlet Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side, Robertson's Fork north side, Calvert Branch north side	352400N 0865637W	Campbells Station	NC
Gimlet Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley Creek south side	351505N 0870951W	Bodenham	WC
Globe Creek	Duck River South Side, Fountain Creek east side	352903N 0865641W	Campbells Station	NE	the head of Globe Creek was in Giles until this area was annexed to Marshall County ca 1870. Most of the creek is in Maury (USGS Lewisburg map).
Griffin Branch	Elk River north side	350005N 0870146W	Aspen Hill	SC	Was Griffin same as Wells Creek? See Wells Creek, Giles County Land Surveys
Haden Branch	Elk River south side	350040N 0865619W	Elkton	SE
Hagan Branch	Elk River north side, Shoal Creek north side, East Fork Shoal south side	350044N 0870549W	Aspen Hill	SC
Hammond Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side	350642N 0870125W	Aspen Hill	SC	also Silver Creek (and see Silver Creek)
Hams Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley south side	351456N 0870943W	Bodenham	WC
Hanna Branch	Elk River north side, Shoal Creek south side, East Fork Shoal Creek south side	350347N 0870419W	Aspen Hill	SC	also Hannah Branch
Haywood Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	351650N 0870157W	Milky Way	C
Haywood Creek, North Fork	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side, Haywood Creek north side	351604N 0870100W	Milky Way	C
Hazelwood Branch	Elk River north side, Ford Creek south side	350235N 0870017W	Aspen Hill	SC
Henderson Branch	Elk River south side	350057N 0865430W	Elkton	SE	also Scotts Creek
Holland Creek	Elk River south side	345956N 0865230W 345856N 0865155W	Elkmont Ardmore	SE	Per USGS, also Hoods Creek and Sinking Creek, and Limestone Co, AL (See next and see Sinking below)
Holland Creek	Elk River south side	350105N 0865334W 345854N 0865149W	Elkton Ardmore	SE	Per USGS, also Blowing Spring Branch, Hoods Creek, Reynolds Creek, Sinking Creek, and also Limestone Co, AL (See above and see Sinking below)
Hulsey Branch	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek south side	345856N 0871040W	Union Hill	SE	also Limestone Co, AL
Hulsey Branch, East Fork	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek north side, Hulsey Creek south side	350053N 0870951W	Appleton	SW
Hurricane Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley Creek south side, Choate Creek south side	351324N 0871024W	Bodenham	WC
Indian Creek	Elk River north side	350445N 0865224W	Dellrose	SE
Jenkins Creek	Elk River north side	345944N 0870149W	Salem	SC
Jenkins Creek	Elk River north side	350408N 0870155W	Aspen Hill	SC
Johnson Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Brownlow north side, Big Creek	352432N 0870935W	Sandy Hook	NE
Jones Branch	Elk River north side, Shoal Creek south side, East Fork Shoal Creek north side	350407N 0870425W	Aspen Hill	SC
Kelly Creek	Elk River south side	350456N 0865135W	Dellrose	SE	also Kelleys and Kellys, the headwaters of this creek are in Lincoln County
King Branch	Elk River north side, Indian Creek north side	350257N 0865645W	Elkton	SE
King Branch	Elk River north side, Indian Creek north side	350531N 0865226W	Dellrose	SE
Leatherwood Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek, Newton Branch, Buchanan Creek north side	350913N 0865724W	Tarpley	EC
Liberty Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	350405N 0865737W	Elkton	SE
Little Creek	Elk River north side, Bradshaw Creek north side	351120N 0865137W	Frankewing	EC
Locke Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side	352046N 0870652W	Milky Way	C
Long Branch	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek west side, East Fork Sugar Creek east side, Clear Creek east side	350554N 0871409W	Appleton	SW	also Lawrence County
Lynn Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side	352128N 0870126W	Milky Way	C	also West Fork Lynn Creek
Lynn Creek, East Fork	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side, Lynn Creek south side	352205N 0870202W	Milky Way	C
Mack Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side, Yokley north side	352003N 0871331W	Campbellsville	NW
Mack Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side, Yokley north side	352313N 0870733W	Sandy Hook	NE	also in Lawrence Co, TN
Marks Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	350653N 0865947W	Elkton	SE
Minnow Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side	351950N 0870551W	Milky Way	C	also Minner Branch
Mitchell Spring Branch	not found, but near Brown Branch (Dellrose)	350647N 0865156W	Dellrose	SE
Mooresville Creek	Globe Creek, west side	352738N 0865447W	Campbells Station	NE	Marshall County since 1870
Morrow Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side, Yokley north side	352410N 0870723W 352634N 0870803W	Lynnville Sandy Hook	NC
Muckle Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley south side	351547N 0871126W	Campbellsville	NW
Myrick Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley Creek south side, Agnew Creek north side	350950N 0870809W	Bodenham	WC	also Egnew Creek
Negrotown Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side, Silver Creek north side	350501N 0865620W	Elkton	SE
Newton Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	350536N 0865822W	Elkton	SE
Oliver Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Newton Branch, Buchanan Creek south side	351018N 0865627W	Tarpley	EC
Parsons Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side, Yokley north side??????????	351917N 0870045W	Milky Way	C
Petty Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	350528N 0865926W	Elkton	SE
Pigeon Roost Creek, North Fork	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side, Pigeon Roost north side	351458N 0865920W	Tarpley	EC
Pigeon Roost Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	351352N 0870538W	Pulaski	C
Piney Creek	Tennessee River north side, Limestone Creek north side	343559N 0865308W	Ardmore	SE	also Piney Fork, also in Limestone Co, AL
Pinhook Branch	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek north side		Appleton	SW	also Pin Hook, also in Lawrence Co, TN
Pleasant Run Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	351121N 0870206W	Pulaski	C
Polk Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek		Brick Church?	SC	See Polk Creek, Giles County Land Surveys, 1823-1809
Pollard Branch	Elk River north side, Ford Creek north side	350237N 0870017W	Aspen Hill	SC
Potts Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	350414N 0865828W	Elkton	SE
Powdermill Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side, Anderson north side	352312N 0871023W	Sandy Hook	NE
Puckett Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	350315N 0865627W	Elkton	SE
Puncheon Branch	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek south side	350209N 0871258W	Appleton	SW
Puryear Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley Creek south side, Choate Creek south side	351324N 0871014W	Bodenham	WC	also Short Creek
Ragsdale Creek	Elk River south side	350026N 0865644W	Elkton	SE	also in Limestone Co, AL, and also paralleled the old Chickasaw diagonal line. See Ragsdale Creek, 2nd Surveyors District No. 2.
Reed Branch	Elk River north side	350017N 0865807W	Elkton	SE
Reedy Branch	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek north side, East Fork Sugar Creek south side, Shannon Creek north side	350404N 0871320W	Appleton	SW	also in Lawrence Co, TN
Reeves Branch	Elk River north side	350304N 0865238W	Elkton	SE
Reynolds Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Chicken Creek south side	351054N 0870436W	Pulaski	C	also Moore's Branch
Rhea Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side	351903N 0870504W	Milky Way	C	also Rea Branch
Rhea Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side	352102N 0870826W	Campbellsville	NW
Richland Creek	Elk River north side	350141N 0865543W 350647N 0870002W 350732N 0870118W 351501N 0870512W 351913N 0865958W 351907N 0865228W	Elkton Aspen Hill Pulaski Milky Way Brick Church Cornersville	SE	formerly Smith's Creek; also in Marshall County
Roberts Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley Creek south side, Choate Creek south side, Hurricane Creek south side	351114N 0871042W	Bodenham	WC
Robertson Fork Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	351912N 0870129W	Milky Way	C	also in Marshall County, originally Big Creek (not same as Big Creek of Richland), also Robertson's Fork
Robertson Fork Creek, North	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side, Robertson Fork North side	352210N 0865446W 352356N 0865250W	Brick Church Campbells Station	C	Robertson Fork is on present-day Marshall County line
Rock Spring Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley south side, Hams Creek north side	351753N 0871016W	Campbellsville	NW
Rose Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Dry Creek south side	351749N 0870822W	Campbellsville	NW
Scarce Grease Branch	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek south side	345705N 0870858W 350019N 0870756W	Union Hill Appleton	SE	Also in Limestone Co, AL
Scott Branch	Elk River north side, Griffin Branch north side	350052N 0870150W	Aspen Hill	SC
Shannon Creek	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek north side, East Fork Sugar Creek south side	350346N 0871359W	Appleton	SW
Shannon Creek, East Fork	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek south side, Shannon Creek south side	350459N 0871143W	Appleton	SW
Shannon Creek, East Fork	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek south side, Shannon Creek south side	350731N 0871028W	Bodenham	WC
Sherrill Branch	Tennessee River north side, Little Limestone Creek north side [AL]	350017N 0865013W 345954N 0864848W	Dellrose Ardmore	SE	head of creek is in Lincoln County, does not appear to be in Giles at all (other than waters of?)
Shoal Creek	Elk River north side	345549N 0870233W	Salem	SC	also Little Shoal Creek, formerly Buck Creek
Shoal Creek	Elk River north side	350018N 0870556W	Aspen Hill	SC	also Little Shoal, Buck (apparently same as above)
Shoal Creek, East Fork	Elk River north side, Shoal Creek south side	350017N 0870556W	Aspen Hill	SC
Shoal Creek, West Fork	Elk River north side, Shoal Creek north side	350018N 0870556W 350158N 0870731W	Aspen Hill Appleton	SC
Shuler Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side, Anderson Creek	352201N 0870903W	Campbellsville	NW
Silver Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	350429N 0865643W	Elkton	SE
Sinking Creek	Elk River south side	350128N 0865305W 350220N 0864944W	Elkton Dellrose	SE	also Lincoln County. See Holland Creek above and see next
Sinking Creek	Tennessee River north side, Limestone Creek north side [AL], Piney Fork	343559N 0865308W	Ardmore	SE	See above and see Holland Creek. There are three Sinking Creeks within only a few miles of each other. See Sinking Creek 2nd Tennessee Surveyors District
Smithson Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	350929N 0870226W	Pulaski	C
Snuff Branch	Elk River north side, Indian Creek south side	350801N 0865249W	Tarpley	EC
Sugar Creek	Elk River north side	345212N 0870648W 345241N 0870730W 350159N 0871325W	Union Hill Salem Appleton	SW
Sugar Creek, East Fork	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek east side	350159N 0871326W	Appleton	SW
Sugar Creek, West Fork	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek west side	350159N 0871325W	Appleton	SW
Tacker Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side, Lynn Creek north side	352144N 0870137W	Milky Way	C
Tackets Branch	Elk River north side, Shoal Creek south side, East Fork Shoal Creek north side	350242N 0870501W	Aspen Hill	SC	also Tackett
Tanyard Branch	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek south side, East Fork Sugar Creek south side, Clear Creek north side	350729N 0871319W 350835N 0871209W	Appleton Bodenham	SE
Taylor Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek, Robertson's Fork		Unknown		not yet located - see 1808 2nd Surveyors District Survey No. 1172 for Able OLIVE
Short Creek	Elk River south side		Unknown		not yet identified - see 1835 Giles County Records, Burford to Whitt
Town Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side	351910N 0865036W	Cornersville	EC	also in Marshall County
Townsend Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side	350618N 0870038W	Aspen Hill	SC
Trade Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side, Robertson's Fork south side	352232N 0865848W	Campbells Station	NC
Trigg Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side, Robertson's Fork north side	352237N 0865900W	Campbells Station	NC
Turkey Branch	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek south side, Shannon Creek north side	350625N 0871105W	Appleton	SW
Warren Branch	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek north side	350033N 0871144W	Appleton	SW
Weakley Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side	351330N 0870623W	Pulaski	C
Weakley Creek, Dry	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley south side	351614N 0871151W	Campbellsville	NW
Wet Weakley Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley north side		Campbellsville	NW
Westmoreland Branch	Elk River north side, Ford Creek north side	350135N 0870010W	Aspen Hill	SC	also Westman Branch
Whitaker Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek south side	351752N 0870417W	Milky Way	C
White Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek south side, Pigeon Roost Creek south side	351433N 0870154W	Pulaski	C
Whitsons Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Weakley Creek south side, Hams Creek north side?	351551N 0871004W	Campbellsville	NW
Willow Branch	not yet located	350113N 0870325W	Aspen Hill	SC	apparently near old Willow Grove School (also not yet located)
Wilson Branch	Elk River north side	350517N 0865057W	Dellrose	SE
Wray Branch	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek south side, Puncheon south side	350246N 0871200W	Appleton	SW
Yancey Branch	Elk River north side, Sugar Creek south side, East Fork Sugar Creek south side, Clear Creek north side	350929N 0871220W	Bodenham	WC
Yellow Branch	Elk River north side, Shoal Creek north side, West Fork Shoal Creek north side	350627N 0870801W	Appleton	SW
Yokley Creek	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side	352150N 0870835W	Campbellsville	NW
Zucarello Branch	Elk River north side, Richland Creek north side, Big Creek north side	351842N 0870520W	Milky Way	C	also Zuccarello Branch

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