Heads Creek

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Heads Creek is a stream in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] Heads Creek is a tributary of Big River. [2]

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Jefferson County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Jefferson County is located in the eastern portion of the state of Missouri. It is a part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 218,733, making it the sixth-most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Hillsboro. The county was organized in 1818 and named in honor of former president Thomas Jefferson.

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The stream headwaters arise just north of Missouri Route 21 and it flows north passing west of Otto. It turns northeast and flows parallel to Missouri Route MM passing southwest of House Springs. The stream passes under Missouri Route 30 to its confluence with Big River across the river from Rockford Beach and about one mile southwest of Byrnes Mill. [3] The source area is at 38°19′59″N90°32′03″W / 38.33306°N 90.53417°W / 38.33306; -90.53417 and the confluence is at 38°25′20″N90°35′19″W / 38.42222°N 90.58861°W / 38.42222; -90.58861 Coordinates: 38°25′20″N90°35′19″W / 38.42222°N 90.58861°W / 38.42222; -90.58861 . [1]

Route 21 is a highway in eastern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Route 30 in Affton. Its southern terminus is at the Arkansas state line. In the St. Louis area, it is known as Tesson Ferry Road, which was named after the 19th century proprietor of the ferry across the Meramec River.

House Springs, Missouri unincorporated community in Missouri

House Springs is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. It is located just off Route 30, at the intersection with Routes MM and W near Byrnes Mill.

Route 30 is a highway in eastern Missouri, United States. Its eastern terminus is at the Interstate 55/Interstate 44 junction in St. Louis. Its western terminus is at Interstate 44 in St. Clair. In St. Louis, the section between Interstate 44 and Route 366 is part of historic U.S. Route 66 and is marked as such. In the St. Louis area, it is known as Gravois Avenue or Gravois Road. Further south, Gravois Rd is used to mark the old section of the highway where the newer, divided highway rerouted Highway 30.

Heads Creek has the name of James Head, a pioneer citizen. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Heads Creek
  2. ↑ House Springs, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (1982 rev.)
  3. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 40 and 49, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  4. ↑ "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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