Wilkey Creek is a stream in Cedar and Vernon Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Horse Creek.

The stream headwaters arise south of Montevallo in Vernon County at 37°42′37″N 94°05′04″W / 37.71028°N 94.08444°W / 37.71028; -94.08444 and flows southeast into Cedar County to its confluence with Horse Creek northwest of Jerico Springs at 37°40′29″N 94°03′17″W / 37.67472°N 94.05472°W / 37.67472; -94.05472.[1][2]

Wilkey Creek has the name of one Mr. Wilkey, a pioneer citizen.[3]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilkey Creek
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 50-51 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Vernon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.