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Drennon Creek is a stream in Henry County, Kentucky, in the United States. [1] It is a tributary of the Kentucky River.

Henry County, Kentucky County in the United States

Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky bordering the Kentucky River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,416. Its county seat is New Castle, but its largest city is Eminence. The county was founded in 1798 from portions of Shelby County. It was named for the statesman and governor of Virginia Patrick Henry.

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Kentucky River river in the United States of America

The Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River, 260 miles (418 km) long, in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. The river and its tributaries drain much of the central region of the state, with its upper course passing through the coal-mining regions of the Cumberland Mountains, and its lower course passing through the Bluegrass region in the north central part of the state. Its watershed encompasses about 7,000 square miles (18,000 km2). It supplies drinking water to about one-sixth of the population of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Drennon Creek was named for Jacob Drennon, who explored the area in the 1770s. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Drennon Creek
  2. ↑ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 339.

Coordinates: 38°30′22″N85°01′44″W / 38.5061772°N 85.0288408°W / 38.5061772; -85.0288408

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