Jeannettes Creek, Ontario
Unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada
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Jeannette's Creek is a community in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.[1] As late as 1881, it was called Baptiste's Creek.[2] It is located along the River Road in Tilbury East township.[2]
Jeannettes Creek | |
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Unincorporated community | |
The eponymous Jeannettes Creek | |
  Jeannettes Creek Location Jeannettes Creek in Chatham-Kent  Jeannettes Creek Jeannettes Creek (Southern Ontario) | |
| Coordinates: 42°18′54.7812″N 82°25′16.7988″W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| Municipality | Chatham-Kent |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal codes | |
| Area code(s) | 519, 226, 548, 382 |
A train wreck near Jeannette's Creek in 1854 killed 52 people, and continues to rank as one of the worst disasters in Canadian history.[3]
