Macks Creek (Little Niangua River tributary) explained

Macks Creek is a stream in Dallas and Camden counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Little Niangua River.

The stream headwaters arise in northern Dallas County at 37.8942°N -92.9808°W at an elevation of .[1] The stream flows north into Camden County through Black Hollow and turns west after crossing under U.S. Route 54 at the community of Macks Creek.[1] The stream flows northwest and north to its confluence with the Little Niangua River at 38.0158°N -93.0133°W at an elevation of .[2]

The stream and community most likely was named after the local Mack or Hack family of early settlers in the area.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Macks Creek, MO., 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
  2. Climax Springs, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1960
  3. Web site: Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 19 November 2018 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071349/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_camden.html . 24 June 2016 .