Indian Creek (Barren River tributary)

Indian Creek[1] is a stream in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States, and a tributary of the Barren River,[2] or “Big Barren River” as described in early deeds and surveys,[3][4] which distinguished it from the “Little Barren River,”[5] another stream in Southcentral Kentucky.

The named tributaries of Indian Creek—the “waters of Indian Creek,” historically—are Bethel Branch, Pikesville Branch, Slickrock/Grooms Branch, and Millstone Branch.[1]

The "forks of Indian Creek" describes the juncture of the main stream of Indian Creek and the South Fork of Indian Creek,[6] which converge in the village of Flippin, Kentucky.

The origin of the name, “Indian Creek,” has not been directly documented, but is believed to have derived from Native American/Indigenous campsites in the area.[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Creek
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barren River
3. Arterburn, Charles R. A Forgotten Town Remembered: Pikesville of Monroe County, Kentucky. Lexington, Ky: C. R. Arterburn, 2014. (pp. 102-109) (familysearch.org/library/books/)
4. Jillson, Willard Rouse and Kentucky. The Kentucky Land Grants: A Systematic Index to All of the Land Grants Recorded in the State Land Office at Frankfort Kentucky 1782-1924. Standard Printing Company Incorporated, 1925.
5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Barren River
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Fork Indian Creek

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