Shady Creek

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Shady Creek is a stream in Audrain and Pike Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Indian Creek.

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Audrain County, Missouri county in Missouri, United States

Audrain County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 25,529. Its county seat is Mexico. The county was organized December 13, 1836, and named for Colonel James Hunter Audrain of the War of 1812 and who later was elected to the state legislature.

Pike County, Missouri county in Missouri

Pike County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Missouri, bounded by the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,516. Its county seat is Bowling Green. Its namesake was a city in middle Kentucky, a region from where many early migrants came. The county was organized December 14, 1818, and named for explorer Zebulon Pike. The folksong "Sweet Betsy from Pike" is generally thought to be associated with Pike County, Missouri.

Shady Creek, historically also called "Shady Branch", was so named on account of the shade trees lining its banks. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shady Creek
  2. ↑ "Pike County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

Coordinates: 39°15′13″N91°20′40″W / 39.253653°N 91.344317°W / 39.253653; -91.344317

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