Turtle Creek

Turtle Creek is a stream in , in the . Turtle Creek was so named from rock formations in the shape of turtle which occur on the river bed.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Scott High School and Boone County Courthouse.

School
is a four year high school serving the town of , and the rest of northern .

Courthouse
The in was completed in 1921 in the Neoclassical Revival style. Designed by architect H. Rus Warne of , the courthouse stands on a small hill in a square.

Building
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
, now known as Boone-Madison Public Library, is a historic bank building located at , , United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Danville and Madison.

Village
is a town in , , United States. The population was 660 at the 2020 census. was incorporated in 1911 and named for Dan Rock, the town's first postmaster. was formerly known as Newport and Red House.

Town
is a city and former coal town in , , United States. The population was 2,911 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Boone County.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located on U.S. Route 119, 3.5 miles north-northwest of . is situated 1½ miles north of Turtle Creek.

Turtle Creek

Latitude
38.08177° or 38° 4′ 54″ north
Longitude
-81.83762° or 81° 50′ 15″ west
Elevation
666 feet (203 metres)
Open location code
86CW35J6+PX
Geo­Names ID
4825294
Wiki­data ID
Q21197303
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Turtle Creek” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Turtle Creek
  • Cebuano: Turtle Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, West Virginia)
  • Cebuano: Turtle Creek
  • Venetian: Turtle

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Danville Bridge and Jill Micaah Hess Bridge.

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