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Bell Creek (Gasconade River tributary)

Coordinates: 37°54′56″N 92°10′18″W / 37.91556°N 92.17167°W / 37.91556; -92.17167
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Bell Creek (also called Bells Creek) is a stream in Pulaski County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Gasconade River.

The stream headwaters arise on the east side of Crocker adjacent to Missouri Route 17 at 37°56′48″N 92°15′46″W / 37.94667°N 92.26278°W / 37.94667; -92.26278.[1][2] The stream flows east and southeast to its confluence with the Gasconade just north of Wheelers Mill at 37°54′56″N 92°10′18″W / 37.91556°N 92.17167°W / 37.91556; -92.17167.[1][3][4]

Bell Creek has the name of the local Bell family.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bell Creek (Gasconade River tributary)
  2. ^ Crocker, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (rev. 1976)
  3. ^ Hancock, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (rev. 1977)
  4. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 46, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  5. ^ "Pulaski County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.