Hoosier Creek is a stream in Linn and Johnson counties, Iowa, in the United States.[1]

A large share of the early settlers on Hoosier Creek being natives of Indiana (Hoosiers) caused the name to be selected.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hoosier Creek
  2. ↑ History of Johnson County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, and Its Townships, Cities and Villages from 1836 to 1882. 1883. p. 534.

41°49′26″N 91°33′58″W / 41.823899°N 91.566007°W / 41.823899; -91.566007



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