Mill Creek (Eleven Point River tributary) explained

Mill Creek is a stream in Oregon County, Missouri and Randolph County, Arkansas. It is a tributary of the Eleven Point River.

The stream headwaters in Missouri are at 36.5344°N -91.3311°W at an elevation of 920 feet[1] and the confluence with the Eleven Point River in Arkansas is at 36.4942°N -91.1736°W at an elevation of 354 feet.

Mill Creek was so named due to the presence of several gristmills along its course.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Myrtle, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  2. Web site: Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071842/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_oregon.html . June 24, 2016 . dead . The State Historical Society of Missouri . November 24, 2016 .