Mistaken Creek is a stream in
Grayson County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
.
Mistaken Creek was likely so named because it was mistaken by surveyors for another nearby stream. Mistaken Creek has been noted for its
unusual place name
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.
See also
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List of rivers of Kentucky
List of rivers in Kentucky (U.S. state).
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Kentucky flow to the Mississippi River, nearly all by virtue o ...
References
Rivers of Grayson County, Kentucky
Rivers of Kentucky
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