Rogers Creek is a stream in Carter and Shannon counties in the Ozarks of southeast Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Current River.[2]

The stream headwaters are in eastern Shannon County at 37°04′08″N 91°13′52″W / 37.06889°N 91.23111°W / 37.06889; -91.23111 and its confluence with the Current River in northwestern Carter County is at 37°02′56″N 91°03′42″W / 37.04889°N 91.06167°W / 37.04889; -91.06167.[1][2]

Rogers Creek most likely was named after John Rogers, a pioneer settler.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rogers Creek (Current River tributary)
  2. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 65-66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Carter County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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