Mill Creek (Crane Pond Creek)

Mill Creek is a stream in southwestern Madison County and the northwest corner of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Crane Pond Creek.

The stream headwaters arise in Madison County at 37°22′01″N 90°32′51″W / 37.36694°N 90.54750°W / 37.36694; -90.54750 and the stream flows south to its confluence with Crane Pond Creek in the northwest corner of Wayne County at 37°18′49″N 90°32′38″W / 37.31361°N 90.54389°W / 37.31361; -90.54389Coordinates: 37°18′49″N 90°32′38″W / 37.31361°N 90.54389°W / 37.31361; -90.54389.[1] The community of Brunot lies just west of the stream junction.[2]

Mill Creek received its name on account of a gristmill on its course.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mill Creek (Crane Pond Creek)
  2. ↑ Brunot, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1969
  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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