Degognia Creek is a stream in and flows along the boundary between Jackson and Randolph counties in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1] It is a tributary to the Mississippi River.[2]

Degognia Creek was named for a ranger of mixed white and Native American descent.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Degognia Creek
  2. ↑ Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 6th ed., 2010, p.88 ISBN 0899333214
  3. ↑ Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

37°48′11″N 89°40′27″W / 37.8031074°N 89.6742693°W / 37.8031074; -89.6742693



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