Tates Creek (Kentucky)

Tates Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Kentucky.[1] It is a tributary to the Kentucky River.

Tates Creek was named after Samuel Tate, a frontiersman who ran up its course in the 1770s in order to escape Indians.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Summary Report- Tate Creek". Geographic Names Information System. September 20, 1979. Retrieved November 22, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Madison's Heritage Online | Tates Creek is Named for Settler Samuel Tate". library-old.eku.edu. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2025.

37°50′57″N 84°25′54″W / 37.84917°N 84.43167°W / 37.84917; -84.43167


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