Cedar Creek or Cedarcreek is an unincorporated community in Taney County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately fifteen miles (45 minutes by car) southeast of Branson at the intersection of Missouri Supplemental Routes M and KK. The stream Cedar Creek lies about three miles north on route M.[2] The community is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

A post office called Cedar Creek was established in 1871, and the name was changed to Cedarcreek in 1894.[3] The community takes its name from nearby Cedar Creek.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Creek, Missouri
  2. Protem SW, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

36°34′44″N 92°59′52″W / 36.57889°N 92.99778°W / 36.57889; -92.99778


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