Hoosier Creek (Missouri)

Coordinates: 38°17′11″N 90°58′56″W / 38.2864399°N 90.9820838°W / 38.2864399; -90.9820838
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Hoosier Creek is a stream in Franklin County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Meramec River.

Hoosier Creek most likely was named for the fact a share of the first settlers were natives of Indiana ("Hoosiers").[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hoosier Creek (Missouri)
  2. ^ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

38°17′11″N 90°58′56″W / 38.2864399°N 90.9820838°W / 38.2864399; -90.9820838