Skullbones Creek

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Skullbones Creek (also rendered Skullbone Creek) is a stream in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

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Jefferson County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Jefferson County is located in the eastern portion of the state of Missouri. It is a part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 218,733, making it the sixth-most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Hillsboro. The county was organized in 1818 and named in honor of former president Thomas Jefferson.

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Tradition has it a human skull was found along the course of Skullbones Creek, which accounts for the name. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skullbones Creek
  2. ↑ "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

Coordinates: 38°20′42″N90°39′09″W / 38.345054°N 90.652628°W / 38.345054; -90.652628

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