Taylors Creek (Kentucky)

Taylors Creek is a stream in Campbell County, Kentucky, in the United States. A variant name is Duck Creek.[1] It is a tributary of the Ohio River. Taylors Creek forms the border between the towns of Bellevue, Kentucky and Newport, Kentucky.[2]

For the creek in Boone County, Kentucky, see Taylor Creek (Ohio River tributary).

History

Taylors Creek was named for Col. James Taylor, the original owner of the surrounding land.[3]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Taylors Creek (Kentucky)
  2. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 111.
  3. Kentucky General Assembly (1891). Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. p. 892.

39.0425614°N 84.4193847°W / 39.0425614; -84.4193847



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