Goose Creek (Ohio)

{{short description|Stream in Preble County, Ohio, U.S.}}

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Goose Creek is a stream in Preble County, Ohio, in the United States. It is a 5.1 mile-long tributary of Bantas Fork.{{GNIS|1040958}}

Goose Creek was named from the fact a family of settlers allowed their geese to roam its banks.{{cite book|last=Lowry|first=Robert Eaton|title=History of Preble County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SNoyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA124|year=1915|publisher=B.F. Bowen|page=124}}

Location

  • Mouth: Northeast of Eaton, Ohio at {{coord|39.778663|-84.60412|display=inline|format=dms|type:river_region:US-OH_source:GNIS}}
  • Source: North of Eaton, Ohio at {{coord|39.847273|-84.661622|display=inline|format=dms|type:river_region:US-OH_source:GNIS}}

See also

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Category:Rivers of Preble County, Ohio

Category:Rivers of Ohio

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