Blackberry Creek (Missouri)
Blackberry Creek is a stream in Jasper and Barton counties of southwest Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Spring River.
The stream headwaters are located at 37°23′46″N 94°35′20″W / 37.39611°N 94.58889°W and the confluence with the Spring River is at 37°15′07″N 94°33′10″W / 37.25194°N 94.55278°W.[1] The stream source is located in the southwest corner of Barton County about 3.5 miles west of the community of Nashville and three mile east of the Missouri–Kansas border. The stream flows south to southeast into northwest Jasper County and passes under state routes H and M to join the Spring River east of Waco and southwest of Galesburg.[2]
Blackberry Creek was named for the blackberry bushes lining its banks.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blackberry Creek (Missouri)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 50, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Jasper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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