Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Brush Creek is an unincorporated community in southern Laclede County , in the U.S. state of Missouri .[1] The community lies four miles southwest of Lebanon and approximately one mile north of Caffeyville . I-44 passes about one mile to the southeast.[2]
History
A post office called Brush Creek was established in 1863, and remained in operation until 1975.[3] The community takes its name from nearby Brush Creek .[4] Brush Creek was designated a natural area on November 16, 1984.[5]
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brush Creek, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
^ "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)" . The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016 .((cite web ))
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^ "Brush Creek" . MDC Discover Nature . Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
37°36′58″N 92°42′49″W / 37.61611°N 92.71361°W / 37.61611; -92.71361