Opossum Creek (Little Osage River tributary)
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Opossum Creek (also known as Possum Branch) is a stream in Bourbon and Linn counties, in the U.S. state of Kansas.[1] It is a tributary of the Little Osage River.
Opossum Creek was named for the great number of opossums trapped there by first settlers.[2]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Opossum Creek (Little Osage River tributary)
- ^ Lyman, Clifford (16 July 1976). "Names' Past Cloudy". Fort Scott Tribune. pp. 13B. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
37°59′52″N 94°52′53″W / 37.997813°N 94.881355°W
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