Jordan Branch (Saint Johns Creek tributary)
Jordan Branch (also called Jordan Creek) is a stream in Franklin County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Saint Johns Creek.[2]
The stream headwaters arise at 38°24′46″N 91°08′07″W / 38.4128285°N 91.1351469°W[1] and it flows north-northeast passing under US Route 50 approximately six miles west of Union. It continues to the north-northeast for approximately two miles to its confluence with Saint Johns Creek at 38°27′58″N 91°06′55″W / 38.4661622°N 91.1151473°W.[1][2]
Jordan Branch most likely takes its name from the Jordan River, in West Asia.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jordan Branch (Saint Johns Creek tributary)
- ^ a b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed, 1998, pp. 39-40 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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