Jowler Creek

Jowler Creek is a stream in Platte County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Jowler Creek most likely was named after a local citizen, although tradition states the name was selected on account of pork jowls being discharged into the creek as slaughter waste.[2]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jowler Creek
"Platte County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

39.425554°N 94.750238°W / 39.425554; -94.750238

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jowler Creek

[2] "Platte County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.