McClurg Branch explained

McClurg Branch is a stream in Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Cedar Creek.

The stream headwaters arise around 37.6572°N -90.7911°W at an elevation of around 1320 feet.^[1] The stream flows northwest and then north to its confluence at 37.705°N -90.815°W and an elevation of 968 feet. The stream valley is also known as Coon Hollow.^[1] The confluence is just south of Missouri Route 32 about one mile east of the community of Banner. Belleview is about five miles to the east.^[1]

McClurg Branch has the name of Jake McClurg, an early settler.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

Notes and References

1. Banner, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1978 rev.)
2. Web site: Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 11 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071635/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_iron.html . 24 June 2016 .