Picayune Creek
Picayune Creek is a stream in Johnson County, Iowa, in the United States. It is a tributary to Dirty Face Creek. Picayune was so named because a pioneer who settled on the creek charged one picayune for salting a calf.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hills and Sharon Center.
Hills
Village
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Hills is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 863 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Iowa City Community School District. Hills is situated 2½ miles east of Picayune Creek.
Sharon Center
Hamlet
Sharon Center is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. Sharon Center is located at the junction of County Highways F62 and W62, 9.3 miles southwest of Iowa City. Sharon Center is situated 4½ miles west of Picayune Creek.
Riverside
Village
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Riverside is a city in rural Washington County, Iowa, United States, along the English River on Iowa Highway 22. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. Riverside is situated 5 miles south of Picayune Creek.
Picayune Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Johnson, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Picayune Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Picayune Creek”
- Cebuano: “Picayune Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Iowa, Johnson County)”
- Cebuano: “Picayune Creek”
- Venetian: “Picayune”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mentzer Cemetery and Dirty Face Creek.
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