Possum Trot Creek

Possum Trot Creek is a stream in Crawford and Iron counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Huzzah Creek.

The stream headwaters arise in the northwest corner of Iron County just northwest of Viburnum (at 37°43′17″N 91°08′18″W) and the stream flows northwest to its confluence with Huzzah Creek in Crawford County (at 37°45′56″N 91°10′25″W).[1][2] Mill Rock Creek enters the Huzzah just downstream from Possum Trot Creek.[2]

Possum Trot Creek, also called Possum Creek, was named for the fact it was a favorite hunting ground of opossums by early settlers.[3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Possum Trot Creek
  2. Viburnum West, Missouri and Davisville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1967 and 1978
  3. "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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