Rowdy Branch is a
stream located entirely within
Perry County, Kentucky
Perry County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,473. Its county seat is Hazard. The county was founded in 1820. Both the county and county seat are named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry ...
.
According to tradition, Rowdy Branch was so named on account of the "rowdy"
settler
A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established a permanent residence there, often to colonize the area.
A settler who migrates to an area previously uninhabited or sparsely inhabited may be described as a pioneer.
Settl ...
s who lived near it.
See also
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List of rivers of Kentucky
List of rivers in Kentucky ( U.S. state).
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Kentucky flow to the Mississippi River, nearly all by virtue ...
References
Rivers of Perry County, Kentucky
Rivers of Kentucky
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