McClellan Creek

McClellan Creek
McClellan Creek north of McLean, Texas
McClellan Creek is located in Texas
McClellan Creek
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationTexas
Mouth 
 • location
North Fork Red River[1]
 • elevation
2,474 ft (754 m)
Length30 mi (48 km)[1]

McClellan Creek is a river in Texas. Named after George B. McClellan, who with his future father-in-law, Randolph B. Marcy, made a survey of the area in 1851–52, looking for a route for the Southern Pacific Railroad.[2]

  1. ^ a b "McClellan Creek". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  2. ^ Carter, R.G., 1935, On the Border with Mackenzie, Washington D.C.: Eynon Printing Co.