Gal Branch is a stream in Crawford and Gasconade counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Brush Creek.[2]

The stream headwaters arise at 38°11′44″N 91°23′37″W / 38.19556°N 91.39361°W / 38.19556; -91.39361[1] and its confluence with Brush Creek is approximately one mile north of Oak Hill[2] at 38°13′23″N 91°25′20″W / 38.22306°N 91.42222°W / 38.22306; -91.42222.[1]

Gal Branch was so named for the fact a large share of the early residents were girls.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gal Branch
  2. ^ a b Oak Hill MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1948 (1980 rev.)
  3. ^ "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)