House Creek, Missouri

House Creek is an unincorporated community in northwestern Carter County, in the Ozarks of southeastern Missouri, United States.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route M, on the north side of House Creek, approximately two miles west of its confluence with the Current River. Van Buren lies about three miles to the southeast.[2]

The nearby stream of the same name was named after Matthew House, a pioneer settler.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: House Creek, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Carter County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

37°01′03″N 91°03′45″W / 37.01750°N 91.06250°W / 37.01750; -91.06250


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