Honey Creek (Moreau River tributary)

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Honey Creek is a stream in Cole County in central Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Moreau River.

The headwaters are at 38°26′15″N92°17′16″W / 38.43750°N 92.28778°W / 38.43750; -92.28778 southeast of the community of Brazito [2] and the confluence with the Moreau is at 38°29′40″N92°14′09″W / 38.49444°N 92.23583°W / 38.49444; -92.23583 .

Honey Creek most likely was named after the local Honey family. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek (Moreau River tributary)
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 38, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Cole County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)