Volger Branch

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Volger Branch is a stream in Atchison County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Rock Creek.

The stream headwaters arise at 40°25′15″N95°27′56″W / 40.42083°N 95.46556°W / 40.42083; -95.46556 [1] at an elevation of approximately 1080 feet just southwest of the junction of U.S. Route 136 and Missouri Route J. [2] The stream flows to the southwest to its confluence with Rock Creek approximately one mile south of the city of Rock Port at 40°23′45″N95°30′36″W / 40.39583°N 95.51000°W / 40.39583; -95.51000 Coordinates: 40°23′45″N95°30′36″W / 40.39583°N 95.51000°W / 40.39583; -95.51000 and an elevation of 912 feet. [1]

Volger apparently is a corruption of Vogler, the surname of a pioneer settler. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Volger Branch
  2. Tarkio West, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2016.