Hughes_Creek_(Apple_Creek)

Hughes Creek (Apple Creek tributary)

Hughes Creek (Apple Creek tributary)

Stream in Missouri, U.S.

Hughes Creek is a stream in Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Apple Creek.[2]

The stream headwaters arise just west of Oak Ridge (at 37°29′59″N 89°43′58″W) and the stream flows to the northeast passing under I-55 and U.S. Route 61 to its confluence with Apple Creek about two miles southeast of Old Appleton at 37°35′04″N 89°40′39″W.[1][2]

Hughes Creek has the name of a pioneer citizen.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hughes Creek (Apple Creek tributary)
  2. [2]
    Oak Ridge, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1947 (1978 rev.)
  3. [3]
    "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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