Massie Creek

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Massie Creek is a stream in eastern Montgomery and southwestern Warren counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Loutre Slough.

The stream headwaters arise in eastern Montgomery County just to the south of Jonesburg and Interstate 70 at 38°50′49″N91°17′57″W / 38.84694°N 91.29917°W / 38.84694; -91.29917 . [1] The stream flows south to southwest into Warren County to its confluence with the Loutre Slough at 38°43′59″N91°22′16″W / 38.73306°N 91.37111°W / 38.73306; -91.37111 [1] within the Missouri River valley just east of the community of Case and after crossing under Missouri Route 94. [2]

Variant names include "Massas Creek", "Masses Creek", "Masseys Creek", and "Massies Creek". [1] The creek most likely has the name of Peter Massie, an early settler. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Massie Creek
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 39, ISBN   0-89933-353-2
  3. ↑ "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.



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