Lazaretto Creek

Lazaretto Creek
EtymologyItalian: Quarantine
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
RegionChatham County[1]
Physical characteristics
SourceSavannah River[2]
 • locationChatham County, Georgia, United States
 • coordinates31°59′30″N 80°57′45″W / 31.99167°N 80.96250°W / 31.99167; -80.96250
MouthAtlantic Ocean
 • location
Chatham County, Georgia, Georgia, United States
 • coordinates
32°1′0″N 80°53′0″W / 32.01667°N 80.88333°W / 32.01667; -80.88333

Lazaretto Creek is a small tidal river in Chatham County, Georgia. It divides Tybee Island from McQueens Island.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lazaretto Creek
  2. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 130. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ^ Lenz, Richard J. Longstreet Highroad Guide to the Georgia Coast & Okefenokee. Longstreet.