Periwinkle Run Explained

Periwinkle Run is a stream in Preble County, Ohio, in the United States. Periwinkle Run was named for the freshwater snail shells collected there which the early settlers called periwinkles.^[1]

Location

• Mouth: Confluence with Sevenmile Creek northwest of Eaton at 39.7695°N -84.6555°W
• Source: Preble County at 39.7717°N -84.7333°W

See also

• List of rivers of Ohio

Notes and References

1. Book: Lowry, Robert Eaton. History of Preble County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. 1915. B.F. Bowen. 124.