Bear Creek (Rocky Fork Creek tributary) explained

Bear Creek
Pushpin Map:	Missouri
Source1 Coordinates:	39.0433°N -92.2703°W
Mouth Coordinates:	38.9942°N -92.3783°W
Mouth Elevation:	587 feet
Country:	United States
State:	Missouri

Bear Creek is a stream in Boone County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Rocky Fork Creek. Bear creek is approximately 6 miles long.

According to tradition, Bear Creek was named for an incident when a bear entered a pioneer family's cabin near the creek.^[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 4 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071013/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_boone.html . 24 June 2016 .