Tommie Creek

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Tommie Creek is a stream in Polk County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Slagle Creek.

The stream headwaters arise northwest of Slagle on Missouri Route 13 and south of Karlin at 37°32′44″N93°25′34″W / 37.54556°N 93.42611°W / 37.54556; -93.42611 and the stream flows generally south to its confluence with Slagle Creek about 1.5 miles north of Morrisville at 37°30′15″N93°25′13″W / 37.50417°N 93.42028°W / 37.50417; -93.42028 . [2] [3] The elevation of the confluence is 938 feet. [1]

Variant names were "Tommy Creek" and "Tomahawk Creek". [1] The creek was so named on account of the discovery of tomahawk relics in the area. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tommie Creek
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ Bolivar, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1980 revision)
  4. ↑ "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
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