China Creek is a creek in Wilbarger County, Texas.
Location The creek runs from Harrold for twelve miles, all the way down to the Red River."CHINA CREEK (WILBARGER COUNTY)," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbcdq), accessed November 14, 2014. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
History The creek was first known as "Moore's Creek" by an employee of the Memphis, El Paso and Pacific Railroad. It was renamed "China Creek" for the chinaberry that grew on its banks. It was also described by early Texas settler Richard Boren.Steve Wilson, Oklahoma Treasures and Treasure Tales, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1989, p. 192
By 1879, the creek was flowing through the Waggoner Ranch established by Daniel Waggoner. This section was managed by his son, William Thomas Waggoner."WAGGONER, WILLIAM THOMAS," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwa09), accessed November 12, 2014. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. W.T. Waggoner sold this section of their ranch to developers in 1903.H. Allen Anderson, "WAGGONER RANCH," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/apw01), accessed November 12, 2014. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
See also China Creek (San Saba County, Texas)."CHINA CREEK (SAN SABA COUNTY)," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbcdp), accessed November 14, 2014. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. List of rivers of Texas
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