Flatrock Creek (Apple Creek)
Flatrock Creek is a stream in Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Apple Creek.
The stream headwaters arise just east of US Route 61 approximately one mile west of Pocahontas at 37°30′11″N 89°39′28″W / 37.50306°N 89.65778°W. The stream flows north past Shawneetown and on to its confluence with Apple Creek at 37°35′12″N 89°38′23″W / 37.58667°N 89.63972°W.
Flatrock Creek was named for a large rock of the same name which was destroyed by railroad construction.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flatrock Creek (Apple Creek tributary)
- ^ Oak Ridge, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1948
- ^ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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