Illwill Creek

Illwill Creek is a stream in Clinton County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1]

According to tradition, Illwill Creek was so named when pioneers at the site retreated reluctantly (with an "ill will") to hostile Indians.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Illwill Creek
  2. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (6 December 2013). From Red Hot to Monkey's Eyebrow: Unusual Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 9–10. ISBN 978-0-8131-4613-3.


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