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Morrow County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,950. Its county seat is Mount Gilead. The county was organized in 1848 from parts of four neighboring counties and named for Jeremiah Morrow who was the Governor of Ohio from 1822 to 1826. Shawnee people used the area for hunting purposes before white settlers arrived in the early 19th century. Morrow County is included in the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010, the center of population of Ohio was located in Morrow County, near the village of Marengo.
The Kokosing River (ko-KO-sing) is a tributary of the Walhonding River, 57.2 miles (92.1 km) long, in east-central Ohio in the United States. Via the Walhonding, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 482 square miles (1248 km2). Etymologically, "Kokosing" translates roughly to "River of Little Owls." The Kokosing River rises in Morrow County, northeast of Mount Gilead, and initially flows southwardly. It turns eastwardly near Chesterville and flows through Knox and Coshocton Counties, passing the communities of Mount Vernon, Gambier and Howard. In western Coshocton County the Kokosing joins the Mohican River to form the Walhonding River, about 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Nellie.
Alum Creek is 58-mile (93 km) long creek that runs north to south in central Ohio. The creek originates in Morrow County and then flows through Delaware County and finally into Franklin County, where it ends at Big Walnut Creek, which drains into the Scioto River. Alum Creek is a source of drinking water for the city of Westerville, Ohio.
Wakatomika Creek is a tributary of the Muskingum River, 42.6 mi (68.6 km) long, in central Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 234 mi² (606 km²)
Little Wakatomika Creek is a stream which flows through Coshocton and Muskingum counties in Ohio, US. The stream originates north of Tunnel Hill in Coshocton County and flows south through the villages of Tunnel Hill and Wakatomika before entering Muskingum County. Here, it empties into Wakatomika Creek just west of the village of Trinway, near the intersection of State Routes 60 and 16. The stream is part of the Mississippi River catchment via Wakatomika Creek, the Muskingum River and the Ohio River.
Tunnel Hill is an unincorporated community in central Bedford Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. It lies in the valley of the Little Wakatomika Creek a few miles south of Warsaw, along State Route 60 at its intersection with State Route 541.
Wakatomika is an unincorporated community in central Washington Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. Wakatomika is located on the Little Wakatomika Creek, and lies along State Route 60.
Raccoon Creek is a 114-mile-long (183 km) stream that drains parts of five Ohio counties in the United States. It originates in Hocking County, Ohio. It flows through Vinton County and Gallia County and a corner of Meigs County. Its largest tributary, Little Raccoon Creek, arises in Jackson County. The watershed also includes part of Athens County, drained by another tributary, Hewett Fork. The other major tributaries are Elk Fork, located entirely in Vinton County, and Brushy Fork, which is mostly in Vinton County with a small area in Hocking County.
Claylick is a former town in Licking County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
Louisville is an unincorporated community in Adams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Sugar Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a tributary of the Ottawa River.
Shawtown is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Jelloway Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Mount Sterling is an unincorporated community in Muskingum County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Cedar Valley is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Alum Creek is an unincorporated community in Delaware County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Rattlesnake Creek is a stream entirely within Delaware County, Ohio. It is a tributary of Big Walnut Creek.
Hales Creek is an unincorporated community in Scioto County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Long Cane is an unincorporated community in Troup County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The name sometimes is spelled "Longcane".
Vesta is an unincorporated community in Oglethorpe County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shaw Creek (Ohio)
- ↑ Baughman, Abraham J.; Bartlett, Robert Franklin (1911). History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 467.
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