Fire Prairie Creek

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Fire Prairie Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

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Fire Prairie Creek was named for a prairie fire during pioneer days. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fire Prairie Creek
  2. "Jackson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

Coordinates: 39°08′16″N94°05′57″W / 39.1377854°N 94.0991122°W / 39.1377854; -94.0991122

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