Williams Creek is a stream in the Lawrence County of southwest Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Spring River.

The stream headwaters are located at 37°06′00″N 93°42′25″W / 37.10000°N 93.70694°W / 37.10000; -93.70694 and its confluence with the Spring River is at 37°06′41″N 93°53′30″W / 37.11139°N 93.89167°W / 37.11139; -93.89167.[1] The stream begins as an intermittent stream in the vicinity of Missouri Route K southwest of Chesapeake. The stream flows west to northwest passing under Interstate 44, passing north of Mount Vernon and under Missouri Route 39. It continues to the west joining the Spring River to the east of Stotts City.[2]

Williams Creek has the name of a pioneer settler.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Williams Creek (Spring River tributary)
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 51, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Lawrence County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.



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