Panther Creek (Cape Girardeau County)
Panther Creek is a stream in eastern Bollinger and western Cape Girardeau counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Whitewater River which it enters approximately two miles south of Millersville.[2][3]
The stream headwaters arise in western Bollinger County one half mile east of the community of Scopus[3] at 37°23′49″N 89°54′58″W / 37.39694°N 89.91611°W. The confluence is at 37°24′22″N 89°50′23″W / 37.40611°N 89.83972°W.[1]
Panther Creek was named for fact the area once was the hunting ground of panthers.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Panther Creek (Cape Girardeau County)
- ^ Millersville, MO, 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
- ^ a b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 58 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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