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