Jarvis Creek

Jarvis Creek is a stream in Rice County, Kansas, in the United States.^[1] According to tradition, Jarvis Creek was named for a man who was robbed and murdered near the creek by his travel companions in 1846.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jarvis Creek
↑ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 754.

38°16′06″N 98°06′57″W / 38.268344°N 98.115891°W / 38.268344; -98.115891

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jarvis Creek

[2] History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 754.

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