Smelser Creek
Smelser Creek is a stream in Pettis County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Muddy Creek.
The stream headwaters arise approximately two miles southeast of Hughesville at 38°49′03″N 93°16′36″W / 38.8175164°N 93.2765963°W.[1][2] The stream flows to the southeast for about two miles then swings to the east and northeast before reaching its confluence with Muddy Creek one-half mile west of US Route 65 approximately six miles north of Sedalia at 38°48′00″N 93°13′58″W / 38.800016°N 93.232706°W.[1][3]
Smelser Creek has the name of an early settler.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smelser Creek
- ^ Hughsville, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973 (1975 rev.)
- ^ Beaman, MO 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1953 (1978 rev.)
- ^ "Pettis County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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