Jarvis Creek

Jarvis Creek is a stream in Rice County, Kansas, in the United States.[1]

According to tradition, Jarvis Creek was named for a man who was robbed and murdered near the creek by his travel companions in 1846.[2]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jarvis Creek
  2. History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 754.

38.268344°N 98.115891°W / 38.268344; -98.115891



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