Fishing Hawk Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Fishing Hawk Creek was named after the fish hawk native to the area.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fishing Hawk Creek
  2. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 243.

38°48′52″N 79°44′24″W / 38.81444°N 79.74000°W / 38.81444; -79.74000



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