Troublesome Creek is a

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in Knox,

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and

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counties in the northeastern part of the

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. It is a tributary of the South Fabius River. The stream

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arise in Knox County adjacent to

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north of

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at and it flows to the southeast. It crosses under

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east of Edina and on to the south of Knox City and enters Lewis County south of La Belle. It crosses

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northeast of Steffenville and enters Marion County northeast of the community of Nelsonville. It passes south of the community of

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and enters the South Fabius south of the community of Hester at . Troublesome Creek was so named on account of its frequent

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