I just got a topo map of the area of Pittsylvania Co. my people were from - east & sourtheast of Gretna. I was struck by the names of two watercourses - Stinking River and Maggotty Creek. Can anyone enlighten me as to the origin of these interesting names? Another place name I am curious about is Dodson Corners (near Spring Garden) - anyone know what bunch of Dodsons gave the place its name? Thanks. Glen Shelton River Ridge LA

There's one you missed in the same area - Lousy Creek. What I have been told was that the Indians returning to their villages from distant hunting grounds with their venison and other wild game, would find that the game got gamier and gamier as the days passed, going from stinking to lousy to magotty. That's the only version I have ever heard. Don't know how true it is. MaryLeigh DGShel@aol.com wrote: > I just got a topo map of the area of Pittsylvania Co. my people were from - > east & sourtheast of Gretna. I was struck by the names of two watercourses - > Stinking River and Maggotty Creek. Can anyone enlighten me as to the origin > of these interesting names? > Another place name I am curious about is Dodson Corners (near Spring Garden) > - anyone know what bunch of Dodsons gave the place its name? > Thanks. > Glen Shelton > River Ridge LA > > ==== VAPITTSY Mailing List ==== > Too much email? Don't unsub! Switch to Digest Version & get your Pittsylvania County posts combined into one neat email per day.

----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Leigh Boisseau <deanie@gamewood.net> To: <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 8:33 PM Subject: Re: [VAPITTSY-L] some place names > There's one you missed in the same area - Lousy Creek. What I have been told was that the Indians returning to their villages from > distant hunting grounds with their venison and other wild game, would find that the game got gamier and gamier as the days passed, > going from stinking to lousy to magotty. > > That's the only version I have ever heard. Don't know how true it is. > > MaryLeigh > > DGShel@aol.com wrote: > > > I just got a topo map of the area of Pittsylvania Co. my people were from - > > east & sourtheast of Gretna. I was struck by the names of two watercourses - > > Stinking River and Maggotty Creek. Can anyone enlighten me as to the origin > > of these interesting names? > > Another place name I am curious about is Dodson Corners (near Spring Garden) > > - anyone know what bunch of Dodsons gave the place its name? > > Thanks. > > Glen Shelton > > River Ridge LA Lousy, in its purest sense, means having lice. Martha