Tucker Creek (Oregon County, Missouri)
Tucker Creek is a stream in Oregon County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1]
The stream headwaters are at 36°41′24″N 91°26′46″W / 36.69000°N 91.44611°W and the confluence with Piney Creek is at 36°41′10″N 91°22′54″W / 36.68611°N 91.38167°W.[1] The stream source area lies about 2.5 miles west of Alton and the stream flows almost due east past Alton on the south and joins Piney Creek about one half mile east of the town after passing under Missouri Route 19.[2]
Tucker Creek, historically called "Tucker Branch", has the name of John Tucker, a pioneer citizen.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tucker Creek (Oregon County, Missouri)
- ^ Alton, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
- ^ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
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