In a message dated 2/5/01 6:03:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, TNWILSON-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << According to "An Historical Sketch of Wilson County" by James V. Drake 1879 there was a Cedar Lick Creek in Wilson County. I have been unable to locate it either on a Geological Survey map or in a gazetteer. Does anyone know where it is/was? >> This is one of my pet peeves about Wilson County geography, so thanks for asking the question. Now, it would appear that there are two distinct Cedar Creeks in Wilson County thanks to the Corps of Engineers and the backing up of Old Hickory Lake. Cedar Lick Creek is actually the one that is further west, in the Mount Juliet area. It empties into the Cumberland in the northwestern part of the county. Cedar Creek empties into the Cumberland River just east of Hunter's Point in the northeastern part of the county. My family lived on Cedar Creek near its mouth. Today, if you drive down U.S. Highway 70, the sign marking Cedar Lick Creek says only Cedar Creek. I think that is what has caused the confusion. Erick Montgomery