Macks Creek is a stream in Dallas and Camden counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Little Niangua River.
The stream headwaters arise in northern Dallas County at 37°53′39″N 92°58′51″W / 37.89417°N 92.98083°W at an elevation of 1,090 feet (330 m).[2] The stream flows north into Camden County through Black Hollow and turns west after crossing under U.S. Route 54 at the community of Macks Creek.[2] The stream flows northwest and north to its confluence with the Little Niangua River at 38°00′57″N 93°00′48″W / 38.01583°N 93.01333°W at an elevation of 725 feet (221 m).[1][3]
The stream and community most likely was named after the local Mack or Hack family of early settlers in the area.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Macks Creek (Little Niangua River tributary)
- ^ a b Macks Creek, MO., 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
- ^ Climax Springs, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1960
- ^ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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