Wamsley Creek is a stream in Daviess and DeKalb Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The stream headwaters arise in western Daviess County just north of the community of Mabel and west of US Route 69 at 39°49′41″N 94°12′09″W / 39.82806°N 94.20250°W / 39.82806; -94.20250[1] and it flows west into Dekalb County to enter Grindstone Creek just south of the community of Fordham at 39°49′37″N 94°16′04″W / 39.82694°N 94.26778°W / 39.82694; -94.26778.[1][2]

Wamsley Creek was named after H. and I. C. Wamsley, the original owners of the site.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wamsley Creek
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 20, ISBN 0899332242
  3. ↑ "DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.



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