Gypsum Creek

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Gypsum Creek is a stream in Saline County, Kansas and McPherson County, Kansas, in the United States. [1]

Gypsum Creek was likely named from reports of deposits of gypsum discovered on the Coronado expedition. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gypsum Creek
  2. History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p.  810.

Coordinates: 38°51′38″N97°24′44″W / 38.860556°N 97.412250°W / 38.860556; -97.412250