Stinking Creek is an unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, in the United States.[1]

History

It took its name from the nearby stream Stinking Creek.[2] Haskel Ayers (1936-2020), businessman and politician, was born in Stinking Creek.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stinking Creek, Tennessee
  2. Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 199. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
  3. Sterlimg Haskel "Hack" Ayers-obituary

36°30′24″N 84°08′28″W / 36.50667°N 84.14111°W / 36.50667; -84.14111


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