Leatherwood Creek is a stream in Iron and Madison County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of St. Francis River.

The stream headwaters arise in southeastern Iron County and it flows southeast into western Madison County parallel to Missouri Route C past the community of Jewett to its confluence with the St. Francis about four miles southwest of Rock Pile Mountain.[2]

The source area is at 37°25′39″N 90°33′23″W / 37.42750°N 90.55639°W / 37.42750; -90.55639 and the confluence is at 37°22′53″N 90°28′37″W / 37.38139°N 90.47694°W / 37.38139; -90.47694.[1]

Leatherwood Creek was named for leatherwood near its course.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leatherwood Creek (St. Francis River tributary)
  2. ↑ Des Arc NE, Missouri (1968) and Rock Pile Mountain (1980) 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS
  3. ↑ "Madison County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.



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