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

The stream headwaters arise just west of I-55 and south of Missouri Route E approximately two miles east of Oak Ridge (at 37°29′50″N 89°41′29″W / 37.49722°N 89.69139°W / 37.49722; -89.69139[1]) at an elevation of 600 feet.[2] The stream flows north to northeast passing under I-55 and U.S. Route 61 west of Shawneetown. Its confluence with Apple Creek is approximately two miles east of Old Appleton (at 37°35′00″N 89°40′19″W / 37.58333°N 89.67194°W / 37.58333; -89.67194) at an elevation of 361 feet.[1][3]

Buckeye Creek was named for the buckeye trees lining its course.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckeye Creek (Apple Creek tributary)
  2. ↑ Jackson, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966
  3. ↑ Oak Ridge, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1947 (1978 rev.)
  4. ↑ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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