Battle Creek (Nebraska)

Battle Creek is a stream in Madison County, Nebraska, in the United States.[1] It is a tributary of the Elkhorn River.

Battle Creek was named for a skirmish between Native Americans and Nebraska Territorial forces under General John Milton Thayer.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Battle Creek (Nebraska)
  2. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 42.

Coordinates: 42°01′17″N 97°35′31″W / 42.0213939°N 97.5920006°W / 42.0213939; -97.5920006


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