Sheep Creek

Sheep Creek is a geographical place name. With variations, the name is given to hundreds of bodies of water, roads, canals, reservoirs and populated areas in the United States and other countries. It is the name of a tributary to Lockyear Creek in Queensland, Australia, and the name of at least three bodies of water in Canada. The U.S. state of Montana has 85 different locales that bear that name or a derivation . The U.S. state of Idaho has 92 natural and man-made areas that incorporate Sheep Creek into their names. Nature areas that include trails named Sheep Creek can be found in Canada's Yukon Territory, Colorado's Larimer County and in Utah's Bryce Canyon National Park.

Australia

Sheep Creek, tributary of Lockyer Creek (Queensland)

Canada

Sheep Creek, tributary of the Smoky River (Alberta)^[1]
Big Sheep Creek (British Columbia)^[2]
McLeod (or McCloud) Creek, formerly Sheep Creek, associated with the Lost Charlie McLeod Mine (Northwest Territories)^[3]

Romania

Beica River, translated as Sheep Creek (Gurghiu Mountains)

United States

Alabama

Sheep Creek (Cleburne County) 33°37′19″N 85°30′50″W / 33.622°N 85.514°W / 33.622; -85.514^[4]^[5]

Alaska

According to the GNIS,^[6] the state of Alaska has 40 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Sheep Creek (Juneau)58°15′40″N 134°19′23″W / 58.261°N 134.323°W / 58.261; -134.323^[7]
Thane, neighborhood originally named Sheep Creek (Juneau)58°15′50″N 134°19′48″W / 58.264°N 134.330°W / 58.264; -134.330^[8]
Sheep Creek Trail, Kluane National Park and Reserve (Yukon Territory)^[9]

Arizona

Sheep Dip Creek (Apache County)^[10] 36°20′38″N 109°34′34″W / 36.344°N 109.576°W / 36.344; -109.576
Sheep Creek (Coconino County)^[11] 34°17′10″N 110°48′18″W / 34.286°N 110.805°W / 34.286; -110.805
Sheep Creek Point, cape (Coconino County)^[12] 34°17′53″N 110°48′00″W / 34.298°N 110.800°W / 34.298; -110.800
Sheep Creek (Maricopa County)^[13] 33°55′05″N 111°39′00″W / 33.918°N 111.650°W / 33.918; -111.650
Sheep Creek Seep, spring (Maricopa County)^[14] 33°59′42″N 111°32′56″W / 33.995°N 111.549°W / 33.995; -111.549
South Fork Sheep Creek (Maricopa County)^[15] 33°55′48″N 111°37′44″W / 33.930°N 111.629°W / 33.930; -111.629
Upper Sheep Creek Spring (Maricopa County)^[16] 33°55′30″N 111°31′16″W / 33.925°N 111.521°W / 33.925; -111.521
Sheep Creek (Yavapai County)^[17] 34°52′52″N 113°14′42″W / 34.881°N 113.245°W / 34.881; -113.245
Sheep Creek Cabin (Yavapai County)^[18] 34°00′11″N 111°33′18″W / 34.003°N 111.555°W / 34.003; -111.555

Arkansas

Sheep Jump Creek (Marion County)^[19] 36°06′58″N 92°26′35″W / 36.116°N 92.443°W / 36.116; -92.443

California

According to the GNIS,^[20] the state of California has 25 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Sheep Creek Campground (Fresno County)^[21] 36°47′31″N 118°40′44″W / 36.792°N 118.679°W / 36.792; -118.679
Sheep Creek (Ventura County)^[22] 34°40′23″N 119°02′10″W / 34.673°N 119.036°W / 34.673; -119.036

Colorado

According to the GNIS,^[23] the state of Colorado has 36 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Sheep Creek (Conejos County)^[24] 37°04′52″N 106°18′14″W / 37.081°N 106.304°W / 37.081; -106.304
Sheep Creek Trail (Larimer County)^[25] 40°33′11″N 105°23′20″W / 40.553°N 105.389°W / 40.553; -105.389

Georgia

Sheep Creek (Hancock County)^[26] 33°10′23″N 83°01′05″W / 33.173°N 83.018°W / 33.173; -83.018

Idaho

According to the GNIS,^[27] the state of Idaho has 92 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Sheep Creek (Bannock County)^[28] 42°30′36″N 112°19′48″W / 42.510°N 112.33°W / 42.510; -112.33
Sheep Creek (Owyhee County)
Sheep Creek Reservoir (Bear Lake County)^[29] 42°14′31″N 111°08′38″W / 42.242°N 111.144°W / 42.242; -111.144

Montana

According to the GNIS,^[35] the state of Montana has 85 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Sheep Creek (Fallon County)^[36] 45°56′02″N 104°00′00″W / 45.934°N 104.00°W / 45.934; -104.00
Sheep Creek Trail (Flathead County)^[37] 48°12′22″N 113°39′40″W / 48.206°N 113.661°W / 48.206; -113.661
Sheep Creek Bridge, NRHP (Lewis and Clark County)^[38] 46°58′37″N 112°04′52″W / 46.977°N 112.081°W / 46.977; -112.081
Sheep Creek Reservoir (Powder River County)^[39] 45°39′22″N 105°58′12″W / 45.656°N 105.970°W / 45.656; -105.970

Nebraska

Sheep Creek (Furnas County)^[40] 40°03′54″N 99°41′49″W / 40.065°N 99.697°W / 40.065; -99.697
Dry Sheep Creek (Sioux County)^[41] 41°59′06″N 103°58′01″W / 41.985°N 103.967°W / 41.985; -103.967
Sheep Creek Election Precinct (Sioux County)^[42] 42°07′19″N 103°50′02″W / 42.122°N 103.834°W / 42.122; -103.834

Nevada

According to the GNIS,^[43] the state of Nevada has 33 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Sheep Creek Range (Lander County)^[44] 40°49′34″N 116°43′16″W / 40.826°N 116.721°W / 40.826; -116.721

New Jersey

Sheep Pen Creek (Cumberland County)^[45] 39°20′38″N 75°16′48″W / 39.344°N 75.280°W / 39.344; -75.280

New Mexico

Sheep Spring Creek (Colfax County)^[46] 36°55′12″N 104°39′50″W / 36.920°N 104.664°W / 36.920; -104.664
Sheep Creek (Grant County)^[47] 33°10′08″N 107°52′41″W / 33.169°N 107.878°W / 33.169; -107.878
Sheep Creek (San Miguel County)^[48] 35°44′17″N 105°34′19″W / 35.738°N 105.572°W / 35.738; -105.572

North Carolina

Sheep Pen Creek (Carteret County) ^[49] 34°49′41″N 76°20′53″W / 34.828°N 76.348°W / 34.828; -76.348
Sheep Creek (Currituck)^[50] 36°14′35″N 75°47′28″W / 36.243°N 75.791°W / 36.243; -75.791
Sheep Cliff Creek (Jackson County) ^[51] 35°09′07″N 83°06′00″W / 35.152°N 83.100°W / 35.152; -83.100

North Dakota

Sheep Creek, tributary of the Cannonball River (Bowman County)^[36] 45°56′02″N 104°00′14″W / 45.934°N 104.004°W / 45.934; -104.004

Oklahoma

Sheep Creek (Pontotoc County)^[52] 34°36′54″N 96°33′04″W / 34.615°N 96.551°W / 34.615; -96.551

Oregon

According to the GNIS,^[53] the state of Oregon has 57 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Oregon Route 350, known as Little Sheep Creek Highway No. 350^[54]
Big Sheep Creek (Wallowa County)^[55] 45°33′29″N 116°50′06″W / 45.558°N 116.835°W / 45.558; -116.835
Sheep Creek Siphon, canal (Malheur County)^[56] 43°54′29″N 117°04′59″W / 43.908°N 117.083°W / 43.908; -117.083

South Dakota

Texas

Sheep Creek, west of Elephant Mountain (Brewster County) 29°04′12″N 103°34′12″W / 29.070°N 103.570°W / 29.070; -103.570^[58]
Sheep Creek (Callahan County) 32°27′18″N 99°14′31″W / 32.455°N 99.242°W / 32.455; -99.242^[59]
Sheep Creek (Fannin County) 30°42′54″N 99°27′54″W / 30.715°N 99.465°W / 30.715; -99.465^[60]
Sheep Creek (Knox County) 33°39′07″N 99°46′23″W / 33.652°N 99.773°W / 33.652; -99.773^[61]
Sheep Creek Run (Mason County) 30°42′54″N 99°27′54″W / 30.715°N 99.465°W / 30.715; -99.465^[62]

Utah

According to the GNIS,^[63] the state of Utah has 31 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Sheep Creek (Daggett County)^[64] 40°55′19″N 109°41′46″W / 40.922°N 109.696°W / 40.922; -109.696
Sheep Creek Connecting Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park (Garfield County)^[65] 37°34′12″N 112°12′07″W / 37.57°N 112.202°W / 37.57; -112.202

Virginia

Sheep Creek (Bedford County)^[66] 37°23′28″N 79°33′22″W / 37.391°N 79.556°W / 37.391; -79.556
Sheep Creek (Rockbridge County)^[67] 37°47′56″N 79°20′06″W / 37.799°N 79.335°W / 37.799; -79.335

Washington

According to the GNIS,^[68] the state of Washington has 21 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Sheep Creep Spring (Asotin County)^[69] 46°00′00″N 117°26′31″W / 46.000°N 117.442°W / 46.000; -117.442
Sheep Creek {Chelan County}^[70] 48°01′48″N 120°34′12″W / 48.030°N 120.570°W / 48.030; -120.570

West Virginia

Sheep Run (Ritchie County)^[71] 39°10′16″N 81°11′24″W / 39.171°N 81.190°W / 39.171; -81.190

Wisconsin

Sheep Ranch Creek, stream (Taylor County)^[72] 45°18′22″N 90°12′25″W / 45.306°N 90.207°W / 45.306; -90.207

Wyoming

According to the GNIS,^[73] the state of Wyoming has 55 different locales with variations of the name Sheep Creek, including the following:

Sheep Creek Mine (Albany County) ^[74] 42°13′55″N 105°48′58″W / 42.232°N 105.816°W / 42.232; -105.816
East Fork Sheep Creek (Fremont County)^[75] 43°25′52″N 108°38′35″W / 43.431°N 108.643°W / 43.431; -108.643
Sheep Creek Oilfield (Fremont County)^[76] 42°23′53″N 107°47′10″W / 42.398°N 107.786°W / 42.398; -107.786
Sheep Dip Creek (Lincoln County)^[77] 42°00′47″N 110°32′42″W / 42.013°N 110.545°W / 42.013; -110.545

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