Bennett Creek (Missouri)

Bennett Creek is a stream in northwest Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the St. Francis River.

The stream headwaters arise at 37°15′04″N 90°23′51″W / 37.25111°N 90.39750°W / 37.25111; -90.39750 and it flows generally west to its confluence with the St. Francis at 37°15′12″N 90°27′42″W / 37.25333°N 90.46167°W / 37.25333; -90.46167Coordinates: 37°15′12″N 90°27′42″W / 37.25333°N 90.46167°W / 37.25333; -90.46167. Just east of the confluence the stream crosses under US Route 67 on the south edge of the community of Lodi.[1][2]

Bennett Creek has the name of Larkin Bennett, an early settler.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bennett Creek (Missouri)
  2. ↑ Coldwater, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
  3. ↑ "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.


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