Plum Branch is a stream in Johnson County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Clear Fork of the Blackwater River.
The stream headwaters arise at 38°39′51″N 93°35′24″W / 38.66417°N 93.59000°W[1] at an elevation of approximately 880 feet. The community of Burtville sits on the ridge above the west bank of the stream. The stream flows to the northwest for approximately 2.5 miles to its confluence with the Clear Fork[2] at 38°41′27″N 93°37′00″W / 38.69083°N 93.61667°W.[1]
Plum Branch was named for the wild plum trees near its course.[3]
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edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plum Branch (Clear Fork Blackwater River tributary)
- ^ Buntville, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1955
- ^ "Johnson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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