Mistaken Creek is a stream in Grayson County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.[1]

Mistaken Creek was likely so named because it was mistaken by surveyors for another nearby stream.[2] Mistaken Creek has been noted for its unusual place name.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mistaken Creek
  2. ↑ Hook, J. N. (10 June 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
  3. ↑ Vedral, Joyce L. (15 October 1990). Uncle John's Third Bathroom Reader. St. Martin's Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-312-04586-9.

37°32′54″N 86°36′28″W / 37.5483862°N 86.6077623°W / 37.5483862; -86.6077623



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