Honey Creek (Missouri River tributary)
Honey Creek is a stream in Pottawattamie and Harrison counties, Iowa, in the United States.[1] It is a tributary of Missouri River.
The stream headwaters are at 41°33′48″N 95°46′51″W / 41.56333°N 95.78083°W and the confluence with the Missouri is at 41°25′25″N 95°55′52″W / 41.42361°N 95.93111°W.[1]
Honey Creek was named by settlers for the great number of honeybees seen at the creek.[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek (Missouri River tributary)
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 84.
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