Bear Creek (Mississippi River tributary)

Bear Creek is a stream in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Mississippi River. The creek enters the Mississippi on the southeast side of Hannibal.[2]

Bear Creek was named for the fact bears were hunted there by pioneer citizens.[3]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Mississippi River tributary)
  2. Hannibal East, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1971
  3. "Marion County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.



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