<< Looking for a location for "Opposum" Creek which was named in a 1782 land grant for my gggg-grandfather. The description stated - in the county of Washington on Opposum Creek a north branch of the North Fork of the Holston River ... >> Opossum and Possum (and the variants) are used interchangeably in land records. There is a Possum Creek in Scott Co., VA that empties into the north side of the North Fork of the Holston River near the TN line and near the junction of Hawkins and Sullivan counties. Scott county would have been a part of Washington county in 1782. Go to the Topozone site at: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=36.59722&lon=-82.60167 to view a USGS Topographic map of the mouth of Possum Creek. There is also a Possum Jaw Creek in Smyth county that empties into Lick Creek (which empties into the north side of the North Fork of the Holston River also, but Possum Jaw Creek is in the eastern part of Smyth county that never was a part of Washington county. Also keep in mind that various creeks may be renamed over time. Bob Ford