Whittenburg Creek

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

The stream headwaters are at 37°52′46″N 91°20′34″W and its confluence with the Meramec River is at 37°59′57″N 91°21′07″W.[1] The stream source area lies between Steelville and Cherryville. The stream flows generally north passing under Route 19 south of Steelville and under Route 8 just east of Steelville. The stream flows past the historic community of Sankey and on north to join the Meramec at Birds Nest.[2]

Whittenburg Creek has the name of a local family.[3]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whittenburg Creek
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  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.



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