Wildcat Creek

Wildcat Creek is a stream in Polk, Tennessee. Wildcat Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Postelle, as well as near Chanceytown.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ocoee Dam No. 3.

Ocoee Dam No. 3

Dam

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Ocoee Dam No. 3 is a hydroelectric dam on the Ocoee River in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is one of four dams on the Toccoa/Ocoee River owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s to meet emergency demands for electricity during World War II. Ocoee Dam No. 3 is situated 2 miles west of Wildcat Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harbuck and Belltown.

Harbuck

Hamlet

Harbuck is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. Harbuck is located on Tennessee State Route 68 and a Tennessee Overhill Heritage association Railroad line 4 miles north of Ducktown. Harbuck is situated 4½ miles northeast of Wildcat Creek.

Belltown

Hamlet

Belltown is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. A large share of Belltown's original inhabitants had the surname Bell, hence the name. Belltown is situated 5 miles southeast of Wildcat Creek.

McCaysville

Photo: Thomson200, CC0.

McCaysville is a city in Georgia's Northeast High Country. McCaysville, Georgia and Copperhill, Tennessee are known as "twin cities" as the Georgia and Tennessee state lines separate the two cities.

Wildcat Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Polk, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.05036° or 35° 3′ 1″ north

Longitude

-84.43076° or 84° 25′ 51″ west

Elevation

1,460 feet (445 metres)

Open location code

867Q3H29+4M

GeoNames ID

4667687

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