Coon Creek is a stream in Faribault County, Minnesota, and Kossuth County, Iowa.[1] It is a tributary of the Blue Earth River.

Coon Creek was named for the raccoons once hunted in the area for their fur.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coon Creek (Blue Earth River tributary)
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 189.

43°36′48″N 94°06′12″W / 43.61333°N 94.10333°W / 43.61333; -94.10333



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