Fiddle Creek

Fiddle Creek is a stream in Franklin County in east central Missouri.[1]

The stream headwaters are located at 38°30′19″N 90°48′21″W and the confluence with the Missouri River is at 38°35′58″N 90°45′45″W.[1][2]

Fiddle Creek was named for the fact playing the fiddle was a popular pastime among early settlers near this creek.[3]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fiddle Creek
  2. Labadie, Missouri 7.5 minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972
  3. "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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