Big Creek, Missouri

Big Creek is an unincorporated community in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located along Big Creek, approximately 2.5 miles south of Yukon and one-half mile east of Missouri Route 137.[2] The Big Creek school was south of the creek and the Big Creek church was about one-half mile north along a county road.[3]

History

A post office called Big Creek was established in 1867, and remained in operation until 1909.[4] The community takes its name from nearby Big Creek.[5]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Creek, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. Clear Springs, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1945 (1966 ed.)
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.


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