Fourteenmile Creek
Fourteen Mile Creek, shown as Fourteenmile Creek on federal maps, is a 22.7-mile-long creek in Clark County, Indiana, close to Charlestown. It is so named because its mouth on the Ohio River is 14 miles upstream from the Falls of the Ohio; similar to how Eighteen Mile Island, Twelve Mile Island, and Six Mile Island got their names.Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Clark County, Indiana, United States
- Also known as: “Fourteen Mile Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Indiana Army Ammunition Plant.
Indiana Army Ammunition Plant
Military installation
The Indiana Army Ammunition Plant was an Army manufacturing plant built in 1941 between Charlestown and Jeffersonville, Indiana. It consisted of three areas within two separate but attached manufacturing plants:… Indiana Army Ammunition Plant is situated 1½ miles southwest of Fourteenmile Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlestown and River Ridge.
Charlestown
Village
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
Charlestown is a city located within Charlestown and Utica Townships, Clark County, Indiana, United States. The population was 7,775 at the 2020 census. Charlestown is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fourteenmile Creek.
River Ridge
Hamlet
The Indiana Army Ammunition Plant was an Army manufacturing plant built in 1941 between Charlestown and Jeffersonville, Indiana. It consisted of three areas within two separate but attached manufacturing plants:… River Ridge is situated 3½ miles southwest of Fourteenmile Creek.
Springville
Hamlet
Springville was a small town that existed from 1798 to 1811 in Charlestown Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States. It was named for the springs in the area that provided a good freshwater supply. Springville is situated 3½ miles west of Fourteenmile Creek.
Fourteenmile Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Clark, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Fourteenmile Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Fourteen Mile Creek”
- Cebuano: “Fourteenmile Creek”
- Esperanto: “Rojo Fourteen Mile”
- Venetian: “Fourteen Mile”
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