McKown Creek

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McKown Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. [1]

McKown Creek was named after Isaac and Gilbert McKown, local pioneer men. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKown Creek
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 394.

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