Mosquito Creek (Virginia)
Mosquito Creek is a stream in Chincoteague, Virginia that connects with Cockle Creek to the south and a mouth at Chincoteague Bay to the North.[1]
| Mosquito Creek | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Cockle Creek |
| Mouth | |
• location | Chincoteague Bay |
| Length | 2 mi (3.2 km) |
History
The name of the creek first appeared in the Decisions of the United States Board on Geographical Names in 1943.[2]
See also
References
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- GMCO Maps & Charts. GMCO's Fishing & Recreation Map of Chincoteague-Assateague, Virginia, 2003.
- Topping, Mary, comp., Approved Place Names in Virginia: An Index to Virginia Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names through 1969 (Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1971), 105.
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