Coonville Creek

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Coonville Creek is a stream in St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Coonville Creek was so named on account of raccoons near its course. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coonville Creek
  2. "St. Francois 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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