Richland Creek is a stream in Callaway County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Crows Fork Creek. The stream headwaters arise just south of Interstate 70 north of the community of Earl at 38°57′25″N 92°02′44″W / 38.95694°N 92.04556°W / 38.95694; -92.04556. The stream flows southeast and crosses under Missouri Route 54 north of Fulton and reaches its confluence with Maddox Branch to form Crows Fork Creek northeast of Fulton at 38°53′16″N 91°53′39″W / 38.88778°N 91.89417°W / 38.88778; -91.89417.[1][2]

Richland Creek was named for the richness of the soil along its course.[3]

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  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Richland Creek (Crows Fork Creek tributary)
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 38 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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