RE: [OKGIS] Barren Fork or Baron Fork?

["Burrow, Anthony R Mr" <anthony.burrow1@us.army.mil>]

Title: Barren Fork or Baron Fork?

Hi David,

 

Here’s one idea if you don’t mind a little legwork: A place to start would be to research the GLO notes in the local courthouse.  Usually, unnamed landforms were named when the original surveyor crossed them and made reference to them in his fieldbook.  Most court houses keep copies of these fieldbooks.  This is where USGS usually gets them.  A lot of the names that they gave back then have stuck.  Also, any changes to the name would be noted in the county records or plats…or at least a reference to such.

 

Sincerely,

 

Tony Burrow, Engineering Technician

 

"To be truly happy, you must surround yourself with things that money cannot buy."

 

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From: Brown, Scott [mailto:okgis-bounces@gis.gis.ou.edu] On Behalf Of Brown, Scott
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:57 AM
To: Oklahoma GIS Community
Subject: RE: [OKGIS] Barren Fork or Baron Fork?

 

When all else fails, flip a coin!  Heads is Baron and Tails is Barren!

 

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From: okgis-bounces@gis.gis.ou.edu on behalf of David W. Wheelock
Sent: Thu 8/31/2006 11:15 AM
To: okgis@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@oda.state.ok.us

Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
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