Honey Creek (White River tributary)

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Honey Creek is a stream in Johnson County, Indiana, in the United States. [1] It is a tributary of the White River.

Honey Creek was so named from the fact pioneers found a nest of honeybees there. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek (White River tributary)
  2. Indiana State Teachers Association (1914). Readings in Indiana history. Published by Indiana University. p. 159.

39°36′39″N86°13′56″W / 39.61083°N 86.23222°W / 39.61083; -86.23222