Honey Creek (Platte River tributary)

Honey Creek is a stream in Tayler County (Iowa) and Nodaway County (Missouri) in the United States.[1] It is a tributary of Platte River.

The stream headwaters are at 40°48′31″N 94°29′24″W / 40.80861°N 94.49000°W / 40.80861; -94.49000 and the confluence with the Platte is at 40°21′19″N 94°41′16″W / 40.35528°N 94.68778°W / 40.35528; -94.68778.[1]

Honey Creek was so named on account of honeybees near its course.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek (Platte River tributary)
  2. ^ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.


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