Pigeon Creek is a stream in Ripley County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of South Fork Buffalo Creek.

Pigeon Creek, historically called "Pigeon Branch", was so named on account of the abundance of wild pigeons in the area.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pigeon Creek (South Fork Buffalo Creek tributary)
  2. ↑ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

36°41′35″N 91°01′59″W / 36.693113°N 91.033184°W / 36.693113; -91.033184



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