Pinery Creek

Pinery Creek is a stream in Washington County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Little Indian Creek.[2]

The stream headwaters are at 38°06′55″N 90°53′02″W and the confluence with Little Indian Creek is at 38°09′47″N 90°50′53″W.[1] The confluence is about 1.5 miles west of Richwoods.[2]

Pinery Creek was so named on account of pine timber along its course.[3]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinery Creek
  2. Richwoods, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981
  3. "Washington 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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