Mosby Creek (Missouri)
Mosby Creek is a stream in southeastern Pettis County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary to Anderson Branch which is in turn a tributary of Walnut Creek. Sedalia is approximately nine miles to the north.
The stream headwaters arise at 38°35′39″N 93°09′47″W / 38.59417°N 93.16306°W[1] at an elevation of approximately 945 feet.[2] The stream flows to the north-northeast approximately 1.8 miles to its confluence with Anderson Branch at 38°37′08″N 93°09′14″W / 38.61889°N 93.15389°W and an elevation of 814 feet.[1]
Mosby Creek has the name of one Mr. Mosby, the original owner of the site.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mosby Creek (Missouri)
- ^ Bahner, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1982 rev.)
- ^ "Pettis County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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