Name: Shawnee Creek

County: Converse

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Longitude:  1050934W

Latitude: 423916N

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Elevation: 4652/1418

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Feature Type: Stream

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Shawnee, Converse County, Wyoming, was named from the nearby Shawnee Creek and that was named from the Indian tribe. The name means "Southerners" and was given to the tribe because they had emigrated from the Savannah River in Georgia. 

Source: Stennett

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Orin

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