Federal Creek is one of several major tributaries to the

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in southeast

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. It drains an area in north-central

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, as well as an adjacent area in

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. This creek is well known for severe flooding. The incorporated village of

Amesville, Ohio Amesville is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States, located on Federal Creek. The population was 171 at the 2020 census. History Amesville was laid out in 1837. The village derives its name from Fisher Ames who was instrumental in g ...

is located on the creek, while the unincorporated communities of Kilvert, Broadwell, Sharpsburg, and Lathrop are situated on the creek or its tributaries. The confluence of Federal Creek with the Hocking River is located near the unincorporated community of

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at . Federal Creek derived its name from early explorers who counted thirteen principal tributaries, thus comparing it to the original

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, with thirteen original states.

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