[OKGIS] Barren Fork or Baron Fork?

[David Justice]

I'm not sure if this will help but the 1897 field notes show a name of
"Barren Fork Creek", but it looks like the name was written over and
changed to this spelling.  It's hard to be sure but it appears that the
surveyor originally spelled it "Baron Fork Creek".

 

David Justice

Cherokee Nation GeoData Center

GIS Analyst

P.O. Box 948

Tahlequah OK, 74465

Phone: 918-453-5567

Fax: 918-458-7647

Email: djustice at cherokee.org

Website: www.cherokee.org

 

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From: okgis-bounces at gis.gis.ou.edu [mailto:okgis-bounces at gis.gis.ou.edu]
On Behalf Of David W. Wheelock
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:16 AM
To: okgis at gis.gis.ou.edu
Subject: [OKGIS] Barren Fork or Baron Fork?

 

Hi Folks, 

I just did a new delineation of the Scenic Rivers Watershed and am
attributing the data, and have again come up against the question of the
correct spelling of Baron/Barren Fork Creek.

Here's the problem.  The Oklahoma Scenic Rivers legislation spells it
Barren Fork, but the USGS quad maps have Baron Fork.  There is a town
called Baron close to it, as well, so it may have been named after that.
However, when I Google "Baron Fork Creek Oklahoma" I get 88,000 hits;
whereas, when I Google "Barren Fork Creek Oklahoma" I get 98,000 hits.
It appears that both terms are in equally common use, although possibly
Baron Fork may have been the original spelling.

Does anyone have any insight or knowledge that might help us resolve
this issue this issue? 

Thanks, 

David Wheelock     Application Specialist     david at oda.state.ok.us 

Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
2800 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4298
Phone: (405) 522-5477 FAX: (405) 522-3590
http://www.oda.state.ok.us <http://www.oda.state.ok.us>  

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than by those which have occurred to others." 
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