Indian Creek (North Fork Cuivre River tributary)

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Indian Creek is a stream in Pike County of northeastern Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of North Fork Cuivre River. [2]

The stream source is at 39°20′42″N91°23′00″W / 39.34500°N 91.38333°W / 39.34500; -91.38333 and the confluence is at 39°10′06″N91°11′06″W / 39.16833°N 91.18500°W / 39.16833; -91.18500 Coordinates: 39°10′06″N91°11′06″W / 39.16833°N 91.18500°W / 39.16833; -91.18500 . [1]

Indian Creek was so named for the fact mound-building Indians once settled the area. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Creek (North Fork Cuivre River tributary)
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Pike County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.