Mill Rock Creek

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Mill Rock Creek is a stream in Crawford and Iron counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Huzzah Creek.

The stream headwaters arise in the northwest corner of Iron County just north of Viburnum (at 37°44′00″N91°07′40″W / 37.73333°N 91.12778°W / 37.73333; -91.12778 ) and the stream flows northwest to its confluence with Huzzah Creek in Crawford County (at 37°46′00″N91°10′17″W / 37.76667°N 91.17139°W / 37.76667; -91.17139 ). [1] [2] Possum Trot Creek enters the Huzzah just upstream from Mill Rock Creek. [2]

Mill Rock Creek was named for the fact the watercourse was the source of millstones. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mill Rock Creek
  2. 1 2 Viburnum West, Missouri and Davisville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1967 and 1978
  3. "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)