Mate Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of Tug Fork.
Mate Creek was derives its name from "mate", a variant word for deer.[2]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mate Creek
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 405.