Toms Creek (Missouri)

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Toms Creek is a stream in Reynolds County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the West Fork Black River. [2]

The stream's headwaters arise just east of Bunker at 37°27′04″N91°12′03″W / 37.45111°N 91.20083°W / 37.45111; -91.20083 [1] and an elevation of approximately 1300 feet. [3] It flows generally north for approximately two miles then turns to the east-northeast for about four miles to its confluence with the West Fork just north of the community of West Fork at 37°29′37″N91°06′35″W / 37.49361°N 91.10972°W / 37.49361; -91.10972 at an elevation of 912 feet. [1] [2]

Toms Creek is named for Thomas Sutterfield, an early settler. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toms Creek (Missouri)
  2. 1 2 Corridon, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (1985 rev.)
  3. ↑ Bunker, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (1985 rev.)
  4. ↑ "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.



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