Grindstone Creek is a stream in Clinton, DeKalb and Daviess counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Grand River.

The stream headwaters are in northern Clinton County south of the community of Osborn at 39°43′50″N 94°22′01″W / 39.73056°N 94.36694°W / 39.73056; -94.36694. The stream flows northeast through southeastern DeKalb County past the community of Fordham and passing under Missouri Route 6 1.5 miles east of Weatherby. It enters Daviess County approximately three miles northeast of Weatherby and flows north crossing under Missouri Route E one half mile west of Santa Rosa. The strem turns to the northeast for another four miles to its confluence with the Grand two miles south of Pattonsburg at 40°01′08″N 94°08′09″W / 40.01889°N 94.13583°W / 40.01889; -94.13583.[1][2]

Grindstone Creek was named for the fact grindstones were sourced from quarries along its course.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grindstone Creek (Grand River tributary)
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 20 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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