Ottery Creek Explained

Ottery Creek is a stream in Iron and Reynolds counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary to the Middle Fork Black River.

The headwaters arise in Iron County at 37.6697°N -90.8544°W and the confluence with Middle Fork in Reynolds County is at 37.5808°N -90.9372°W. The source area is just south of Johnson Mountain and the stream flows south-southwest passing under Missouri Route 32 and parallels Missouri Route A through Bell Mountain Wilderness to pass under Missouri Route 49 south of Edgehill and join the Middle Fork.[1]

Ottery Creek derives its name from John Autrey, a pioneer citizen.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56,
  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.