House Creek, Missouri

House Creek is an unincorporated community in northwestern Carter County, in the Ozarks of southeastern Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route M on the north side of House Creek about two miles west of its confluence with the Current River. Van Buren lies about three miles to the southeast.[2]

The nearby stream of the same name was named after Matthew House, a pioneer settler.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: House Creek, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Carter County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

Coordinates: 37°01′03″N 91°03′45″W / 37.01750°N 91.06250°W / 37.01750; -91.06250


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