Cedar Creek, Missouri

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Cedar Creek or Cedarcreek is an unincorporated community in Taney County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located approximately fifteen miles southeast of Branson at the intersection of Missouri Supplemental Routes M and KK. The stream Cedar Creek lies about three miles north on route M. [2] The community is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

A post office called Cedar Creek was established in 1871, and the name was changed to Cedarcreek in 1894. [3] The community takes its name from nearby Cedar Creek. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Creek, Missouri
  2. Protem SW, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 December 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

Coordinates: 36°34′44″N92°59′52″W / 36.57889°N 92.99778°W / 36.57889; -92.99778