Eel River, Clay County, Indiana

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Eel River
Unincorporated community
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Eel River
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°19′24″N87°07′25″W / 39.32333°N 87.12361°W / 39.32333; -87.12361
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clay
Township Harrison
Elevation
551 ft (168 m)
GNIS feature ID434035 [1]

Eel River is an unincorporated community in northern Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

The Eel River, from which this community takes its name, was so named from a Native American word meaning "slippery fish". [2]

Geography

Ell River is located at 39°19′24″N87°07′25″W / 39.32333°N 87.12361°W / 39.32333; -87.12361 .

References

  1. ↑ "Eel River, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  2. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  122. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The stream name is a translation of the Delaware name...


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