Black Jack Creek

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Black Jack Creek is a stream in Crawford County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Cherry Valley Creek. [2]

The headwaters arise just east of Missouri Route 19 about four miles southeast of Steelville at an elevation of near 1000 feet (at 37°53′58″N91°18′34″W / 37.89944°N 91.30944°W / 37.89944; -91.30944 ) [1] ). [2] The stream flows about two miles east to its confluence with Cherry Valley Creek at an elevation of 850 feet (at 37°54′07″N91°15′48″W / 37.90194°N 91.26333°W / 37.90194; -91.26333 [1] ). [2]

Black Jack Creek most likely was named for the blackjack oak along its course. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Jack Creek
  2. 1 2 3 Steelville, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1978 (1985 rev)
  3. ↑ "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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