Spurgeon Creek

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Spurgeon Creek
Spurgeon Creek
EtymologyGeorge Spurgeon, pioneer settler
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates 46°57′04″N122°50′55″W / 46.95111°N 122.84861°W / 46.95111; -122.84861
Basin features
River system Deschutes River
Geographic Names Information System 1508650 [1]

Spurgeon Creek is a stream in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a tributary to the Deschutes River. [2]

Spurgeon Creek was named after George Spurgeon, a pioneer who settled at the creek in the 1850s. [2]

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spurgeon Creek
  2. 1 2 "Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide" (PDF). Thurston County Historical Commission. 1992. p. 80. Retrieved March 28, 2018.