Blackford Creek
Blackford Creek is a stream in Daviess and Hancock counties, Kentucky, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Ohio River. Blackford Creek was named for Joseph Blackford, a pioneer who was killed by Indians on the creek, and buried nearby.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Muddy Creek” and “Otter Creek”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rock Hill and Maceo.
Rock Hill
Hamlet
Rock Hill is an unincorporated community in Ohio Township, Spencer County, Indiana, United States. Rock Hill is situated 3½ miles northwest of Blackford Creek.
Maceo
Hamlet
Maceo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 404, down from the 2010 census population of 413. Maceo is situated 4½ miles south of Blackford Creek.
Yelvington
Hamlet
Yelvington is a small unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Kentucky, located approximately 12 miles east of Owensboro along U.S. Route 60 east and near the Daviess-Hancock county line. Yelvington is situated 5 miles south of Blackford Creek.
Blackford Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Daviess, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Blackford Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Blackford Creek”
- Cebuano: “Blackford Creek”
- Venetian: “Blackford”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grandview and Waitman.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shaw Bluff and Hogg Heaven.
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