Possum Trot Creek

Possum Trot Creek is a stream in Crawford and Iron counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Huzzah Creek.

The stream headwaters arise in the northwest corner of Iron County just northwest of Viburnum (at 37°43′17″N 91°08′18″W / 37.72139°N 91.13833°W / 37.72139; -91.13833) and the stream flows northwest to its confluence with Huzzah Creek in Crawford County (at 37°45′56″N 91°10′25″W / 37.76556°N 91.17361°W / 37.76556; -91.17361).[1][2] Mill Rock Creek enters the Huzzah just downstream from Possum Trot Creek.[2]

Possum Trot Creek, also called Possum Creek, was named for the fact it was a favorite hunting ground of opossums by early settlers.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Possum Trot Creek
  2. ^ a b Viburnum West, Missouri and Davisville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1967 and 1978
  3. ^ "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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