Place names, historic meanings

[deepskyal]

I remember some years back reading something about how places got there names.

A road I used to go by all the time was named "Old Mill Run". Indeed, at one time, there was a mill there.
There are others that just don't come to mind right now but do point to some historic facts of the area.

I was going to go detecting pretty far from home this past weekend but weather caused me to cancel plans but something I noted on the map of the area, a place less than a few hundred yards from where I was going to be, was named "Rattlesnake Hollow".

This area of the mountains is known for timber rattlers and I know they have a rattlesnake hunting event every year...so it got me wondering if this area was named because it has a higher density of rattlers than some others.

My feelings too is that with the one day of unusually warm weather in the few of rain, it probably would have had them out in droves to get some sun.

Anyhow....do some of you folks look for particular, or peculiar names as a reference to a place to detect?

Al

 

[Mackaydon]

Yes, seeing "Gold Beach" on a map or chart attracts my attention.
Don.......

 

[Silver Searcher]

The type of thing I look for...Church fields, Old mill lane or anything with Thorpe in (saxon for village) or a village ending in BY which is Viking for Village

SS

 

[lumbercamp]

Rattlesnake Run. Rattlesnakes congregated in dens there in the winter. Also, another den very near to that one in another hollow.

 

[niffler]

I have heard that if you see a "Whiskey creek", or "Whiskey run" on a map it means moonshiner activity. Anybody else heard of anything like that?

 

[deepskyal]

Rattlesnake Run. Rattlesnakes congregated in dens there in the winter. Also, another den very near to that one in another hollow.

Thanks. Good info there. I suspected as much. Knew they were in that valley somewhere. Right in the area I want to detect. Maybe some steel body armor.

Al

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Hmmmm. In the area I find most of my things. It's very private

 

[midnightcaller]

I have heard that if you see a "Whiskey creek", or "Whiskey run" on a map it means moonshiner activity. Anybody else heard of anything like that?

IN Marysville Washington, they have a road called Whiskey Ridge Road , that's were they did their moon shinning

 

[angler 07]

Near where I live there is a creek called "Arrowhead creek". Anyone want to guess what i find there?

 

[EL Pirata Loco]

I have heard that if you see a "Whiskey creek", or "Whiskey run" on a map it means moonshiner activity. Anybody else heard of anything like that?

There is a "whiskey creek" in East Fort Lauderdale/Dania Beach...where i fish and hunt that was used as a hidden route into FL before the 1950's or 40's for liquor...just like you mentioned. I have found some old pennies from the 30's there.

AL