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References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sugar Creek (Perche Creek tributary)
- ↑ "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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