Croton Canyon

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Croton Canyon is a valley in Kane County, Utah, United States.^[1]

Kane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,125. Its county seat and largest city is Kanab. The county was named for Col. Thomas L. Kane, a friend of the Mormon settlers.

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The valley may have taken its name from a native pant such as croton tiglium .^[2]

Croton tiglium, known as purging croton, is a plant species in the Euphorbiaceae family. C. tiglium is also called jamaal gota in India.

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References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Croton Canyon
↑ Cott, John W. Van (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names : a Compilation. University of Utah Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7.

Coordinates: 37°09′50″N111°18′13″W / 37.1638782°N 111.3034901°W / 37.1638782; -111.3034901

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Croton Canyon

[2] Cott, John W. Van (1990). Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide to the Origins of Geographic Names : a Compilation. University of Utah Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-87480-345-7.