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Blanket Creek

Coordinates: 31°31′20″N 98°44′44″W / 31.5223°N 98.7456°W / 31.5223; -98.7456
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Blanket Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is a tributary to Pecan Bayou.

According to tradition, Blanket Creek was named from an incident when a group of Tonkawa Indians sat under blankets to stay dry during a rainstorm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blanket Creek
  2. ^ "From Bug Tussle to Tarzan, here are 40 of the oddest Texas town names". Click2Houston. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

31°31′20″N 98°44′44″W / 31.5223°N 98.7456°W / 31.5223; -98.7456