Jug Run Explained

Jug Run is a stream in Ralls County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Spencer Creek.

The stream headwaters arise just northwest of Missouri Route 19 southwest of Center at 39.4878°N -91.5856°W at an elevation of approximately 740 Feet.[1] The stream flows to the east-northeast passing under Route 19 and turns to the southeast as it passes just south of Center. The stream confluence with Spencer Creek is about two miles east-northeast of Madisonville and one-half mile from the Ralls-Pike county line.[2] The confluence is at 39.4697°N -91.475°W at an elevation of 554 feet.

Jug Run was so named for the fact customers carried jugs to a whiskey dealer near the creek.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Perry NE, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.32
  3. Web site: Ralls County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070902/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_ralls.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 11, 2016.