Bear Creek (Middle Fork Grand River tributary) explained

Bear Creek is a stream in Gentry and Worth counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Middle Fork Grand River.[1]

The stream headwaters arise in Worth County at 40.4753°N -94.4903°W and an elevation of approximately 1080 feet.[2] The stream flows south-southeast passing west of Worth into Gentry County to its confluence with the Middle Fork at 40.3544°N -94.4247°W at an elevation of 873 feet. The confluence is approximately one mile north of Gentry.[1]

Bear Creek received its name from a pioneer incident in which a bear was killed near its course.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Gentry, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1985
  2. Grant City, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  3. Web site: Worth County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070328/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_worth.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . January 3, 2017 .