Nobob Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Kentucky.[1]

Nobob Creek was named after an incident when the pioneer Robert Todd went missing near this stream. When inquiring whether he had been found, the answer was always "No Bob".[2]

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nobob Creek
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (5 December 2013). From Red Hot to Monkey's Eyebrow: Unusual Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-8131-4614-0.

36°51′07″N 85°48′46″W / 36.8519984°N 85.8127526°W / 36.8519984; -85.8127526



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