Carney Creek Explained

Carney Creek or Carneys Branch is a stream in eastern Barry County in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri.

The stream headwaters are at 36.8283°N -93.6144°W and its confluence with Flat Creek is at 36.7633°N -93.6036°W. The stream source is just southwest of Wheelerville on Missouri Route 248. It flows to the south-southeast and receives waters from Gum and Carney springs before joining Flat Creek. The stream's flow is intermittent and the confluence is about five and a half miles from its source.[1]

Carney Creek was named after Thomas Carney, a pioneer settler.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61,
  2. Web site: Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 30 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071806/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_barry.html . 24 June 2016 .