Horse Creek (Cedar Creek)

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

According to tradition, Horse Creek was named from an incident when frontiersmen encountered a horse carcass along the creek's course.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horse Creek (Cedar Creek)
  2. ↑ "Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

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