Neil Creek

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Neil Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Oregon.{{GNIS|1146763}} It is a tributary to Bear Creek.{{cite web | url=http://www.rvgslibrary.org/Land/PlaceNames.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004051259/http://www.rvgslibrary.org/Land/PlaceNames.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 October 2018 | title=Jackson County Place Names Database | publisher=Jackson County Genealogy Library | accessdate=29 May 2019}} Neil Creek was named in 1854 after Clairborne Neil, a pioneer and early resident of Ashland, Oregon.{{Cite web|title=Claiborne Neil - Oregon Pioneer Obituaries|url=https://sites.google.com/site/oregonpioneerobituaries/family-celebrations/claiborne-neil|access-date=2020-11-03|website=sites.google.com}}

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Category:Rivers of Oregon

Category:Rivers of Jackson County, Oregon

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