Goose Creek is a stream in Preble County, Ohio, in the United States. It is a 5.1 mile-long tributary of Bantas Fork. [1]
Goose Creek was named from the fact a family of settlers allowed their geese to roam its banks. [2]
Preble County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,999, down 3.0% from the 2010 census population of 42,270. Its county seat is Eaton. The county was formed on February 15, 1808, from portions of Butler and Montgomery Counties. It is named for Edward Preble, a naval officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War and against the Barbary Pirates.
Fairhaven is an unincorporated community in eastern Israel Township, Preble County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 177 at its intersection with Israel-Somers Road. Four Mile Creek, which feeds into Acton Lake in southern Preble County, runs on the western edge of Fairhaven. It is located 10½ miles southwest of Eaton, the county seat of Preble County. The community is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Fairhaven Church and Fairhaven Community Church are both located in Fairhaven along State Route 177. Fairhaven Community Church hosts a free annual Dinner Drama for the community. Fairhaven is home to the historic Bunker Hill house, a stop along the Underground Railroad.
Paint Creek is a stream in Preble County, Ohio, in the United States. It is a tributary of Sevenmile Creek.
Elkhorn Creek is a stream in Wayne County, Indiana and Preble County, Ohio, in the United States. It is a tributary of the East Fork Whitewater River.
Lowry Run is a stream in Preble County, Ohio, in the United States.
Swamp Creek is a stream in Preble County, Ohio, in the United States.
Periwinkle Run is a stream in Preble County, Ohio, in the United States. Periwinkle Run was named for the freshwater snail shells collected there which the early settlers called periwinkles.
Sevenmile Creek is a stream in Preble County and Butler County, Ohio, in the United States. Sevenmile Creek is a tributary of Four Mile Creek. Beasley Run is a tributary of the creek.
Four Mile Creek is a stream in Preble County and Butler County, Ohio, in the United States.
Brennersville is an unincorporated community in Preble County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Browns is an unincorporated community in Preble County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Enterprise is an unincorporated community in Preble County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Greenbush is an unincorporated community in Preble County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Muttonville is an unincorporated community in Preble County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
New Lexington is an unincorporated community in Perry County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Talawanda Springs is an unincorporated community in Preble County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Dixon Branch is a stream in Preble County, Ohio. The 2.7-mile (4.3 km) stream is a tributary of Four Mile Creek.
Aukerman Creek is a stream in Preble County, Ohio. The 5.6-mile (9.0 km) long stream is a tributary of Twin Creek.
Beasley Run is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio. The 3.6-mile (5.8 km) long stream is a tributary of Sevenmile Creek.
The Roberts Covered Bridge is a Burr Truss covered bridge in Preble County, Ohio near Eaton. It was built in 1829, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.