Indian Creek (Barren River tributary)

Indian Creek[1] is a stream in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States, and a tributary of the Barren River,[2] or “Big Barren River” as described in early deeds and surveys,[3][4] which distinguished it from the “Little Barren River,”[5] another stream in Southcentral Kentucky.

The tributaries of Indian Creek—the “waters of Indian Creek,” historically—are Bethel Branch, Pikesville Branch, Slickrock/Grooms Branch, and Millstone Branch.[1]

The "forks of Indian Creek" describes the juncture of the main stream of Indian Creek and the South Fork of Indian Creek,[6] which converge in the village of Flippin, Kentucky.

The origin of the name, “Indian Creek,” has not been directly documented, but is believed to be related to the fact of a “large Buffalo lick” near the creek cited as a landmark in a military survey (1796).[3]