Shaker Creek (Ohio)

Shaker Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1] The 8.7-mile (14.0 km) long stream empties into Dicks Creek.^[1]

Shaker Creek was so named after the Shakers who settled near it.^[2] The area around Shaker Creek once formed a wetland called Shaker Swamp; the latter was drained and the land reclaimed.^[3]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shaker Creek
↑ "Warren County, Ohio Place Names". Warren County Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
↑ The History of Warren County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County ; Its Townships, Towns ; General and Local Statistics. W.H. Beers & Company. 1882. p. 441.

Coordinates: 39°28′15″N 84°21′39″W / 39.47083°N 84.36083°W / 39.47083; -84.36083

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shaker Creek

[2] "Warren County, Ohio Place Names". Warren County Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

[3] The History of Warren County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County ; Its Townships, Towns ; General and Local Statistics. W.H. Beers & Company. 1882. p. 441.