Jones Creek is a stream in Jasper and Newton counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Center Creek.

The stream headwaters arise in Newton County at 36°58′44″N 94°10′41″W / 36.97889°N 94.17806°W / 36.97889; -94.17806[1] at an elevation of about 1260 feet.[2] The stream flows to the northwest passing the communities of Pepsin and Parshley. It passes under I-44 and gains the tributary of Jenkins Creek. Its confluence with Center Creek is just east of U.S. Route 71 approximately three miles south of Carthage in Jasper County[3] at 37°06′19″N 94°18′33″W / 37.10528°N 94.30917°W / 37.10528; -94.30917 at an elevation of 955 feet.[1]

Jones Creek has the name of the local Jones family.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jones Creek (Center Creek tributary)
  2. ↑ Newtonia, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972
  3. ↑ Fidelity, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1963 (1979 rev.)
  4. ↑ "Jasper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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