Mulberry Creek is a stream in southern Ripley County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The stream headwaters arise in southwestern Ripley County at 36°35′05″N 90°55′41″W / 36.58472°N 90.92806°W / 36.58472; -90.92806 and the stream flows generally east passing under Missouri Route 21 to its confluence with the Current River about three miles southwest of Doniphan at 36°34′50″N 90°51′27″W / 36.58056°N 90.85750°W / 36.58056; -90.85750 and an elevation of 312 feet (95 m).[1][2]

Mulberry Creek was so named due to the abundance of mulberry trees in the area.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mulberry Creek (Current River tributary)
  2. ↑ Poyner, Missouri, 1979 and Doniphan South, Missouri, 1980, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS
  3. ↑ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.



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