Tick Creek

Tick Creek is a tributary of the Gasconade River in Phelps County in the Ozarks of Missouri.[1]

The stream headwaters are at 37°57′29″N 91°51′09″W and the confluence with the Gasconade is at 38°02′08″N 91°55′24″W.[1]

Tick Creek most likely was so named on account of ticks in the area.[2]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tick Creek
  2. "Phelps County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.



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