Bokes Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a tributary of the Scioto River.
Bokes Creek is named after Arthur Boke who was a hunter, scout and friend to surveyor Lucas Sullivant, the man who surveyed the area of Darby Creek and Bokes Creek. According to folk etymology, Bokes Creek derives its name from a Native American word meaning "lost", the creek being so named after an Indian lost his life in the creek. Another source maintains Boke was the name of an Indian chief.
Location
Mouth: Confluence with the Scioto River west of Delaware Origin: Logan County east of Rushsylvania
See also List of rivers of Ohio
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