New Years Creek

New Years Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1] It is a tributary to Duck Creek.

Variant names are "New Year's Run" and "New Years Run".^[1] According to tradition, New Years Creek was named by a pioneer family on January 1, 1795, who celebrated the New Year's holiday by eating their dinner by the creek's mouth.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Years Creek
^ History of Washington County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. H.Z. Williams. 1881. p. 683.

39°30′10″N 81°25′24″W / 39.50278°N 81.42333°W / 39.50278; -81.42333

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Years Creek

[2] History of Washington County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. H.Z. Williams. 1881. p. 683.

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