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Big Creek, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°14′08″N 91°50′40″W / 37.23556°N 91.84444°W / 37.23556; -91.84444
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Big Creek is an unincorporated community in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located along Big Creek, approximately 2.5 miles south of Yukon and one-half mile east of Missouri Route 137.[2] The Big Creek school was south of the creek and the Big Creek church was about one-half mile north along a county road.[3]

History

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A post office called Big Creek was established in 1867, and remained in operation until 1909.[4] The community takes its name from nearby Big Creek.[5]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Creek, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ Clear Springs, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1945 (1966 ed.)
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

37°14′08″N 91°50′40″W / 37.23556°N 91.84444°W / 37.23556; -91.84444