Irish Creek (also known as Irish Branch) is a stream in Bourbon and Linn counties, in the U.S. state of Kansas.[1]

A large share of the first settlers being of Irish ancestry caused the name to be selected.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Irish Creek (Kansas)
  2. ↑ Lyman, Clifford (16 July 1976). "Names' Past Cloudy". Fort Scott Tribune. pp. 13B. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

38°01′06″N 95°00′16″W / 38.018366°N 95.004415°W / 38.018366; -95.004415



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