Massie Creek

Massie Creek is a stream in eastern Montgomery and southwestern Warren counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Loutre Slough.

For the stream in Ohio, see Massies Creek.

The stream headwaters arise in eastern Montgomery County just to the south of Jonesburg and Interstate 70 at 38°50′49″N 91°17′57″W.[1] The stream flow south to southwest into Warren County to its confluence with the Loutre Slough at 38°43′59″N 91°22′16″W[1] within the Missouri River valley just east of the community of Case and after crossing under Missouri Route 94.[2]

Variant names include "Massas Creek", "Masses Creek", "Masseys Creek", and "Massies Creek".[1] The creek most likely has the name of Peter Massie, an early settler.[3]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Massie Creek
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 39, ISBN 0-89933-353-2
  3. "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.


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