Picayune Creek

Picayune Creek is a stream in Johnson County, Iowa, in the United States.[1] It is a tributary to Dirty Face Creek.

Picayune was so named because a pioneer who settled on the creek charged one picayune for salting a calf.[2]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Picayune Creek
  2. History of Johnson County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, and Its Townships, Cities and Villages from 1836 to 1882. 1883. p. 722.


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