Bell Creek (Elkhorn River tributary)

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Bell Creek is a stream in Washington, Dodge and Burt counties, Nebraska, in the United States. [1]

Bell Creek was named for a family of pioneers who settled near its banks. [2] The village of Craig is situated on the creek.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bell Creek (Elkhorn River tributary)
  2. 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. 39.

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