Lynn Camp Creek

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Lynn Camp Creek is a stream in Hart and LaRue counties, Kentucky, in the United States. [1] It is a tributary of the Green River.

Lynn Camp Creek was named for Benjamin Lynn, an explorer who camped there. Lynn is also the namesake of Nolin River. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lynn Camp Creek
  2. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 457.

Coordinates: 37°19′11″N85°42′54″W / 37.3197795°N 85.7149672°W / 37.3197795; -85.7149672