Flatrock 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 east of US Route 61 approximately one mile west of Pocahontas at 37°30′11″N 89°39′28″W / 37.50306°N 89.65778°W / 37.50306; -89.65778. The stream flows north past Shawneetown and on to its confluence with Apple Creek at 37°35′12″N 89°38′23″W / 37.58667°N 89.63972°W / 37.58667; -89.63972.[1][2]

Flatrock Creek was named for a large rock of the same name which was destroyed by railroad construction.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flatrock Creek (Apple Creek tributary)
  2. 1 2 Oak Ridge, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1948
  3. ↑ "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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