Big Creek is an unincorporated community in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located along Big Creek, approximately 2.5 miles south of Yukon and one-half mile east of Missouri Route 137.[2] The Big Creek school was south of the creek and the Big Creek church was about one-half mile north along a county road.[3]
History
editA post office called Big Creek was established in 1867, and remained in operation until 1909.[4] The community takes its name from nearby Big Creek.[5]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Creek, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Clear Springs, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1945 (1966 ed.)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
37°14′08″N 91°50′40″W / 37.23556°N 91.84444°W
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