Opossum Creek

Opossum Creek (also known as Possum Branch) is a stream in Bourbon and Linn counties, in the U.S. state of Kansas.[1]

Opossum Creek was named for the great number of opossums trapped there by first settlers.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Opossum Creek
  2. ↑ Lyman, Clifford (16 July 1976). "Names' Past Cloudy". Fort Scott Tribune. pp. 13B. Retrieved 22 April 2015.


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