Elkhorn Creek (McDonald County, Missouri)

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Elkhorn Creek is a stream in McDonald County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Indian Creek. [2]

The stream headwaters arise at 36°42′27″N94°12′07″W / 36.70750°N 94.20194°W / 36.70750; -94.20194 just east of Missouri Route 76 south of Longview. It flows southwest past Bethpage and then west-northwest to its confluence with Indian Creek south of McNatt at 36°43′29″N94°19′19″W / 36.72472°N 94.32194°W / 36.72472; -94.32194 . [1] [2]

Some say Elkhorn Creek was named for elk in the area, while others believe the name is a transfer from a creek of the same name in Letcher County, Kentucky. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elkhorn Creek (McDonald County, Missouri)
  2. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "McDonald County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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