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- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bokes Creek
- ↑ Lentz, Ed (2003). Columbus: The Story of a City. The Making of America Series. Arcadia Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 9780738524290. OCLC 52740866.
- ↑ History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p. 507.
- ↑ History of Delaware County and Ohio. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 483.