McMurtrey Creek explained

McMurtrey Creek is a stream in northwest Reynolds County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the West Fork Black River.

The stream headwaters arise in northern Reynolds County (at 37.5747°N -91.2117°W) at an elevation of about and flows south-southeast for about four miles to its confluence with the West Fork near the community of Greeley (at 37.5167°N -91.1864°W) at an elevation of .^{[1] [2]}

A variant spelling was "McMurty Creek". The creek has the name of the local McMurty family.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

Notes and References

1. Greeley, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 55,
3. Web site: Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071725/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_reynolds.html . June 24, 2016 . dead . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 13, 2016 .