Turkey Creek (also called Turkey Branch) is a stream in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Elk Fork Salt River.

Turkey Creek was so named on account of wild turkeys near its course.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turkey Creek (Elk Fork Salt River tributary)
  2. ↑ "Monroe County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

39°25′40″N 91°59′23″W / 39.427817°N 91.989615°W / 39.427817; -91.989615



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