Dry Wood Creek Explained

Dry Wood Creek is a stream in Bourbon County, Kansas and Vernon County, Missouri. It is a tributary of the Marmaton River. The confluence is approximately 1.5 miles northeast of Deerfield.^[1]

Dry Wood Creek was named for the dried-out wood that burned there during a period of drought, according to local history.^[2]

The Battle of Dry Wood Creek was fought on the Missouri side in 1861.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Kansas
• List of rivers of Missouri

References

37.8467°N -94.4855°W

Notes and References

1. Moundville, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1991
2. News: Names' Past Cloudy . . 16 July 1976 . 22 April 2015 . Lyman, Clifford . 13B.
3. Book: Roberts. Anita L.. Roberts. Savannah G.. Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: Civil War Collection. 2012. Arcadia Publishing. 978-0-7385-9106-3. 56.