Heads Creek is a stream in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] Heads Creek is a tributary of Big River.[2]

The stream headwaters arise just north of Missouri Route 21 and it flows north passing west of Otto. It turns northeast and flows parallel to Missouri Route MM passing southwest of House Springs. The stream passes under Missouri Route 30 to its confluence with Big River across the river from Rockford Beach and about one mile southwest of Byrnes Mill.[3] The source area is at 38°19′59″N 90°32′03″W / 38.33306°N 90.53417°W / 38.33306; -90.53417 and the confluence is at 38°25′20″N 90°35′19″W / 38.42222°N 90.58861°W / 38.42222; -90.58861.[1]

Heads Creek has the name of James Head, a pioneer citizen.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Heads Creek
  2. ↑ House Springs, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (1982 rev.)
  3. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 40 and 49, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ↑ "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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