Sayers Creek or Sawyer Creek is a stream in Webster and Greene counties of southern Missouri.[1] The headwaters of the stream are in Webster County just to the east of Rogersville and north of U. S. Route 60. The confluence with the James River in Greene County is north of Oak Grove Heights and just east of Missouri Route 125.[2]

Location

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The stream source is at 37°08′06″N 93°00′59″W / 37.13500°N 93.01639°W / 37.13500; -93.01639 in Webster County and the confluence is at 37°11′34″N 93°07′03″W / 37.19282°N 93.11753°W / 37.19282; -93.11753 in Greene County.[1]

Name

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Sayers Creek has the name of Tom, John and Hiram Sayer, original owners of the site.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sayers Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2021.