Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Big Creek is an
unincorporated community in
Texas County , in the
U.S. state of
Missouri .
[1] The community was located along
Big Creek , approximately 2.5 miles south of
Yukon and one-half mile east of
Missouri Route 137 .
[2] The Big Creek school was south of the creek and the Big Creek church was about one-half mile north along a county road.
[3]
History
A post office called Big Creek was established in 1867, and remained in operation until 1909.
[4] The community takes its name from nearby Big Creek.
[5]
References
^
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Creek, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54,
ISBN
0-89933-224-2
^ Clear Springs, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1945 (1966 ed.)
^
"Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016 .
^
"Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945" . The State Historical Society of Missouri.
Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016 .
37°14′08″N 91°50′40″W / 37.23556°N 91.84444°W / 37.23556; -91.84444