Leatherwood Creek (St. Francis River tributary)

Leatherwood Creek is a stream in Iron and Madison County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of St. Francis River.

The stream headwaters arise in southeastern Iron County and it flows southeast into western Madison County parallel to Missouri Route C past the community of Jewett to its confluence with the St. Francis about four miles southwest of Rock Pile Mountain.[2]

The source area is at 37°25′39″N 90°33′23″W and the confluence is at 37°22′53″N 90°28′37″W.[1]

Leatherwood Creek was named for leatherwood near its course.[3]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leatherwood Creek (St. Francis River tributary)
  2. Des Arc NE, Missouri (1968) and Rock Pile Mountain (1980) 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS
  3. "Madison County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.



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