McMurtrey Creek

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McMurtrey Creek is a stream in northwest Reynolds County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the West Fork Black River.

The stream headwaters arise in northern Reynolds County (at 37°34′29″N91°12′42″W / 37.57472°N 91.21167°W / 37.57472; -91.21167 ) at an elevation of about 1,280 feet (390 m) and flows south-southeast for about four miles to its confluence with the West Fork near the community of Greeley (at 37°31′00″N91°11′11″W / 37.51667°N 91.18639°W / 37.51667; -91.18639 ) at an elevation of 994 feet (303 m). [1] [2] [3]

A variant spelling was "McMurty Creek". [1] The creek has the name of the local McMurty family. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McMurtrey Creek
  2. ↑ Greeley, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967
  3. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 55, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  4. ↑ "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.


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