Name: Jones Creek

 

County: Park

 

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Longitude: 1095847W

Latitude: 443315N

 

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Elevation:  6821/2079

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Feature Type: Stream

 

Origin of Name:

Creek in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, named for Col. W. A. Jones, United States Army, its first explorer.

Source: Gannett

 

Creek ... flowing east into North Fork of Shoshone River. Named for Capt. W. A. Jones, an engineer officer, United States Army, who first explored the stream in 1873.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932 

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Pahaska Tepee

 

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