Smith Creek (Lander County, Nevada)

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Smith Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1]

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Smith Creek was named in 1859 after a family which settled near its course. [2] A variant name is "Smiths Creek". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smith Creek
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 42.

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