Abandon Creek

Abandon Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Idaho.[1] It is a tributary of Caribou Creek.[2]

Abandon Creek was so named on account of its isolated location.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abandon Creek
  2. ↑ Biennial Report of the Board of Trustees of the State Historical Society of Idaho. Idaho State Historical Society. 1922. p. 18.
  3. ↑ Boone, Lalia Phipps (1988). Idaho Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Idaho Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-89301-119-2. Name descriptive of the remote and deserted aspect...

Coordinates: 48°49′15″N 116°46′42″W / 48.82083°N 116.77833°W / 48.82083; -116.77833

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