Mill Spring Creek

Mill Spring Creek is a small stream in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Black River.

The stream source is a spring that emerges on the northeast edge of the Black River floodplain just south of the community of Mill Spring at 37°03′35″N 90°40′55″W / 37.05972°N 90.68194°W / 37.05972; -90.68194. The stream flows south-southeast for one half mile to its confluence with the Black at 37°03′14″N 90°40′45″W / 37.05389°N 90.67917°W / 37.05389; -90.67917.[1][2]

Mill Spring Creek was named for the fact it was fed by a spring which powered a watermill.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mill Spring Creek
  2. ^ Mill Spring, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1985 rev.)
  3. ^ "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.

37°03′14″N 90°40′45″W / 37.0539399°N 90.6792858°W / 37.0539399; -90.6792858


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