Smith Creek (Lander County, Nevada)

Smith Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1]

Smith Creek was named in 1859 after a family which settled near its course.[2] A variant name is "Smiths Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smith Creek
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 42.


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