Tinker Creek

{{short description|Stream in Union County, South Carolina, U.S.}}

{{for|the creek in Virginia|List of rivers in Virginia}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

Tinker Creek is a stream in Union County, South Carolina, in the United States.{{GNIS|1230413}}

Tinker Creek, originally called Tinkle Creek, was named for the sound of running water, according to local history.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19350623&id=d0YsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tcoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3793,4546622&hl=en | title=Names of Union Streams Have Interesting History | work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal | date=22 June 1935 | accessdate=22 April 2015 | author=Lake, William C. | pages=A1}}