Pilot Branch (also called Pilot Creek) is a stream in Moniteau County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Smith Creek.

Pilot Branch was named for a nearby tract of trees which stood as a point of navigation to pioneers.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pilot Branch
  2. ↑ "Moniteau County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

38°35′15″N 92°39′50″W / 38.5875256°N 92.6638022°W / 38.5875256; -92.6638022



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