The name of this creek has always fascinated me and I don’t think there’s agreement on what it means. It’s possibly based on a Native American name but I just can’t find anything about it. I somehow don’t think it’s related to sweet potatoes. A relatively small stream, it rises northwest of Swainsboro and joins the Ohoopee River near Oak Park.
There is a street named “Yam Gandy” on Skidaway Island in Savannah. I have always wondered where that name came from. Perhaps from this creek?
Rafe- I think there’s more a connection to the Yamacraw…the “Yam” part anyway. It’s just a hunch, but I don’t think anyone knows for sure.
I have wondered too! I hope someone can clue us in.😊
Me, too, Nancy.
Hoping someone knows something. I wonder too.😊