Sugar Creek

English

Etymology 1

At least the Indiana and Tennessee creeks are named for the sugar maples which grow along their banks.

Proper noun

Sugar Creek

  1. A watercourse:
    1. A creek, a tributary of the Driftwood River, in Indiana.
    2. A different creek, a tributary of the Wabash River, in Indiana.
    3. A stream in Tennessee, a tributary of Duck River.
    4. A stream in Minnesota.
    5. A tributary of the Tuscarawas River, Ohio.
    6. A tributary of the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania.
  2. A community in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
    2. A city in Clay County and Jackson County, Missouri.
    3. A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
    4. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Sugar Creek Township.

Etymology 2

From Catawba; see Sugaw Creek.

Proper noun

Sugar Creek

  1. Alternative form of Sugaw Creek (creek in North Carolina and settlements named after it)
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