Honey Creek (Wisconsin River)

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Honey Creek is a stream in Sauk County, Wisconsin, in the United States. [1] It is a tributary of the Wisconsin River.

Honey Creek was named from fact early settlers collected the honey of honey bees there. [2] The creek lends its name to the town of Honey Creek, Sauk County, Wisconsin. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek (Wisconsin River)
  2. ↑ Cole, Harry Ellsworth (1918). A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin. Lewis Publishing Company. p.  411.
  3. ↑ Cole, Henry Ellsworth (1912). Baraboo and Other Place Names in Sauk County, Wisconsin. Baraboo News Publishing Company. p.  30.

Coordinates: 43°14′27″N89°48′31″W / 43.24083°N 89.80861°W / 43.24083; -89.80861


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