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Whitener Creek

Coordinates: 37°25′35″N 90°10′12″W / 37.42639°N 90.17000°W / 37.42639; -90.17000
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Whitener Creek is a stream in western Bollinger and southeastern Madison counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Castor River.

The stream headwaters arise in Bollinger County north of Missouri Route A at 37°27′02″N 90°08′15″W / 37.45056°N 90.13750°W / 37.45056; -90.13750. The stream flows to the west and south-southwest into Madison County roughly parallel to Route A. It flows through Marquand and enters the Castor River just west of Marquand. at 37°25′35″N 90°10′12″W / 37.42639°N 90.17000°W / 37.42639; -90.17000.[1][2]

Whitener Creek has the name of Henry Whitener, a pioneer settler.[3]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitener Creek
  2. ^ Marquand, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
  3. ^ "Madison County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.