Degognia Creek

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Degognia Creek is a stream in and flows along the boundary between Jackson and Randolph counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1] It is a tributary to the Mississippi River. [2]

Degognia Creek was named for a ranger of mixed white and Native American descent. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Degognia Creek
  2. Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 6th ed., 2010, p.88 ISBN   0899333214
  3. Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 90. ISBN   978-0-252-09070-7.

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