Massie Creek
Appearance
Massie Creek is a stream in eastern Montgomery and southwestern Warren counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Loutre Slough.
The stream headwaters arise in eastern Montgomery County just to the south of Jonesburg and Interstate 70 at 38°50′49″N 91°17′57″W / 38.84694°N 91.29917°W.[1] The stream flows south to southwest into Warren County to its confluence with the Loutre Slough at 38°43′59″N 91°22′16″W / 38.73306°N 91.37111°W[1] within the Missouri River valley just east of the community of Case and after crossing under Missouri Route 94.[2]
Variant names include "Massas Creek", "Masses Creek", "Masseys Creek", and "Massies Creek".[1] The creek most likely has the name of Peter Massie, an early settler.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Massie Creek
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 39, ISBN 0-89933-353-2
- ^ "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.