Bear Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the North Fork Salt River.
Bear Creek was named after a pioneer incident in which a bear was killed near its course.[2]
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edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (North Fork Salt River tributary)
- ^ "Shelby County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
39°49′50″N 92°13′49″W / 39.8305929°N 92.2301817°W