Sheep Creek is a geographical place name. With variations, the name is given to hundreds of bodies of water, roads, canals, reservoirs and populated areas in the United States and other countries. It is the name of a tributary to Lockyear Creek in
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, and the name of at least three bodies of water in
Canada
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. The
U.S. state of
Montana
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has 85 different locales that bear that name or a derivation . The U.S. state of
Idaho has 92 natural and man-made areas that incorporate Sheep Creek into their names. Nature areas that include trails named Sheep Creek can be found in Canada's Yukon Territory, Colorado's Larimer County and in Utah's Bryce Canyon National Park.
Australia
*Sheep Creek, tributary of
Lockyer Creek (Queensland)
Canada
* Sheep Creek, tributary of the
Smoky River (Alberta)
*
Big Sheep Creek
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* Big, of great size or degree
Film and television
* ''Big'' (film), a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks
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(British Columbia)
*McLeod (or McCloud) Creek, formerly Sheep Creek, associated with the Lost Charlie McLeod Mine (Northwest Territories)
Romania
*
Beica River, translated as Sheep Creek (Gurghiu Mountains)
United States
Alabama
* Sheep Creek (
Cleburne County)
Alaska
According to the
GNIS, the state of Alaska has 40 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
*
Sheep Creek Sheep Creek is a geographical place name. With variations, the name is given to hundreds of bodies of water, roads, canals, reservoirs and populated areas in the United States and other countries. It is the name of a tributary to Lockyear Creek in ...
(
Juneau)
*
Thane, neighborhood originally named Sheep Creek (Juneau)
*Sheep Creek Trail,
Kluane National Park and Reserve (
Yukon Territory)
Arizona
* Sheep Dip Creek (
Apache County
Apache County is in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. Shaped in a long rectangle running north to south, as of the 2020 census, its population was 66,021. The county seat is St. Johns.
Most of the county is occupied by part ...
)
* Sheep Creek (
Coconino County)
* Sheep Creek Point, cape (Coconino County)
* Sheep Creek (
Maricopa County)
* Sheep Creek Seep, spring (Maricopa County)
* South Fork Sheep Creek (Maricopa County)
* Upper Sheep Creek Spring (Maricopa County)
* Sheep Creek (
Yavapai County)
* Sheep Creek Cabin (Yavapai County)
Arkansas
* Sheep Jump Creek (
Marion County)
California
According to the
GNIS, the state of California has 25 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
* Sheep Creek Campground (
Fresno County)
* Sheep Creek (
Ventura County)
Colorado
According to the
GNIS, the state of Colorado has 36 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
*
Sheep Creek Sheep Creek is a geographical place name. With variations, the name is given to hundreds of bodies of water, roads, canals, reservoirs and populated areas in the United States and other countries. It is the name of a tributary to Lockyear Creek in ...
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Conejos County
Conejos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,461. The county seat is the unincorporated community of Conejos.
Being 50.7% Hispanic in 2020, Conejos was Colorado's largest ...
)
* Sheep Creek Trail (
Larimer County
Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 359,066. The county seat and most populous city is Fort Collins. The county was named for William Larimer, Jr., the founder of Den ...
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Georgia
* Sheep Creek (
Hancock County)
Idaho
According to the
GNIS, the state of Idaho has 92 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
* Sheep Creek (
Bannock County)
*
Sheep Creek Sheep Creek is a geographical place name. With variations, the name is given to hundreds of bodies of water, roads, canals, reservoirs and populated areas in the United States and other countries. It is the name of a tributary to Lockyear Creek in ...
(
Owyhee County)
*Sheep Creek Reservoir (
Bear Lake County
Bear Lake County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 United States Census the county had a population of 6,372. The county seat is Paris, and Montpelier is the largest city.
The county is named after Bear Lake, a large ...
)
Indiana
* Sheep Creek (
Elkhart County)
Kentucky
* Sheep Creek (
Whitley County)
Missouri
* Sheep Creek (
Caldwell County)
*East Sheep Creek (Caldwell County)
*West Sheep Creek (Caldwell County)
Montana
According to the
GNIS, the state of Montana has 85 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
* Sheep Creek (
Fallon County)
*
Sheep Creek Trail
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Flathead County
Flathead County is in the U.S. state of Montana. At the 2020 census, its population was 104,357, making it the state's fourth most populous county. Its county seat is Kalispell. Its numerical designation (used in the issuance of license plates) ...
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*
Sheep Creek Bridge
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Lewis and Clark County
Lewis and Clark County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 70,973. Its county seat is Helena, Montana, Helena, the state capital. The nume ...
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*
Sheep Creek Reservoir
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Powder River County
Powder River County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,694. Its county seat is Broadus.
History
Powder River County's area was probably first entered by Europeans when French trappers wor ...
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Nebraska
* Sheep Creek (
Furnas County)
* Dry Sheep Creek (
Sioux County)
* Sheep Creek Election Precinct (Sioux County)
Nevada
According to the
GNIS, the state of Nevada has 33 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
*
Sheep Creek Range
The Sheep Creek Range is a mountain range in Lander County, Nevada, United States. The range is northeast of Battle Mountain. It is the site of a doppler radar
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Lander County
Lander County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,734. Its county seat is Battle Mountain.
History
Lander County was created in 1862 as the result of a mining boom on the Reese River along the ...
)
New Jersey
* Sheep Pen Creek (
Cumberland County)
New Mexico
* Sheep Spring Creek (
Colfax County)
* Sheep Creek (
Grant County)
* Sheep Creek (
San Miguel County)
North Carolina
* Sheep Pen Creek (
Carteret County
Carteret County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,686. Its county seat is Beaufort. The county was created in 1722 as Carteret Precinct and gained county status in 1739. It was named for ...
)
* Sheep Creek (
Currituck)
* Sheep Cliff Creek (
Jackson County)
North Dakota
*
Sheep Creek Sheep Creek is a geographical place name. With variations, the name is given to hundreds of bodies of water, roads, canals, reservoirs and populated areas in the United States and other countries. It is the name of a tributary to Lockyear Creek in ...
, tributary of the Cannonball River (
Bowman County)
Oklahoma
* Sheep Creek (
Pontotoc County)
Oregon
According to the
GNIS, the state of Oregon has 57 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
*
Oregon Route 350
Oregon Route 350 is an Oregon state highway running from Joseph, Oregon, Joseph to Imnaha, Oregon, Imnaha. OR 350 is known as the Little Sheep Creek Highway No. 350 (see State highways in Oregon#Highways_and_routes, Oregon highways and routes). ...
, known as Little Sheep Creek Highway No. 350
*Big Sheep Creek (
Wallowa County)
* Sheep Creek Siphon, canal (
Malheur County
Malheur County () is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,571. Its county seat is Vale, and its largest city is Ontario. The county was named after the Malheur River, which runs thr ...
)
South Dakota
*
Sheep Creek Sheep Creek is a geographical place name. With variations, the name is given to hundreds of bodies of water, roads, canals, reservoirs and populated areas in the United States and other countries. It is the name of a tributary to Lockyear Creek in ...
(
Harding County)
*
Sheep Creek Sheep Creek is a geographical place name. With variations, the name is given to hundreds of bodies of water, roads, canals, reservoirs and populated areas in the United States and other countries. It is the name of a tributary to Lockyear Creek in ...
(
Perkins County)
Texas
* Sheep Creek, west of Elephant Mountain (
Brewster County)
* Sheep Creek (
Callahan County)
* Sheep Creek (
Fannin County)
* Sheep Creek (
Knox County)
* Sheep Creek Run (
Mason County)
Utah
According to the
GNIS, the state of Utah has 31 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
* Sheep Creek (
Daggett County)
* Sheep Creek Connecting Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park (
Garfield County)
Virginia
* Sheep Creek (
Bedford County)
* Sheep Creek (
Rockbridge County
Rockbridge County is a county in the Shenandoah Valley on the western edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,650. Its county seat is the city of Lexington. Rockbridge County completely surrounds the ...
)
Washington
According to the
GNIS, the state of Washington has 21 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
* Sheep Creep Spring (
Asotin County)
*Sheep Creek
West Virginia
* Sheep Run (
Ritchie County
Ritchie County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,444. Its county seat is Harrisville. The county was created in 1843 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Richmond newspap ...
)
Wisconsin
* Sheep Ranch Creek, stream (
Taylor County)
Wyoming
According to the
GNIS, the state of Wyoming has 55 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:
*Sheep Creek Mine (
Albany County)
*East Fork Sheep Creek (
Fremont County)
*Sheep Creek Oilfield (Fremont County)
*Sheep Dip Creek (
Lincoln County)
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