Ashley Creek (Utah)

Ashley Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Utah.[1] It is a tributary of the Green River.

Ashley Creek has the name of William Henry Ashley (1778–1838), a frontiersman, entrepreneur, and politician.[2] A variant name was "Ashley's Fork".[3]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashley Creek (Utah)
  2. Leigh, Rufus Wood (1961). Five hundred Utah place names: their origin and significance. p. 3.
  3. Lund, Anthon Henrik (1922). The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine. Geneal. Society of Utah. p. 38.



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