Indian Creek (North Fork Cuivre River tributary) explained

Indian Creek is a stream in Pike County of northeastern Missouri. It is a tributary of North Fork Cuivre River.[1]

The stream source is at 39.345°N -91.3833°W and the confluence is at 39.1683°N -91.185°W.

Indian Creek was so named for the fact mound-building Indians once settled the area.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60,
  2. Web site: Pike County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070919/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_pike.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 7, 2016.