Baptist_Creek_(South_Dakota)

Baptist Creek (South Dakota)

Baptist Creek (South Dakota)

River in the United States

Baptist Creek is a tributary of the Vermillion River, located in the southeastern South Dakota county of Clay.[1]

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A large share of the first settlers being Swedish Baptists caused the name to be selected.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    United States Environmental Protection Agency, "Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results: TMDL Document for VERMILLION RIVER FROM BAPTIST CREEK TO MOUTH (COUFLUENCE WITH MISSOURI RIVER)]" (July 5th, 2011 - retrieved on November 8th, 2013).
  2. [2]
    Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.3. University of South Dakota. p. 10.
  • "Baptist Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-01.


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