Brush Creek, Missouri

Brush Creek is an unincorporated community in southern Laclede County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] The community lies four miles southwest of Lebanon and about one mile north of Caffeyville. I-44 passes about one mile to the southeast.^[2]

History

A post office called Brush Creek was established in 1863, and remained in operation until 1975.^[3] The community takes its name from nearby Brush Creek.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brush Creek, Missouri
↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
↑ "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Laclede County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Lebanon
Cities	Conway Lebanon Richland‡
Villages	Evergreen Phillipsburg Stoutland‡
Townships	Auglaize Eldridge Franklin Gasconade Lebanon May/Smith Osage Phillipsburg Spring Hollow Union Washington
CDP	Bennett Springs‡
Other unincorporated communities	Abo Agnes Bidwell Brownfield Brush Creek Caffeyville Carrol Junction Case Competition Delmar Dove Drew Drynob Eldridge Falcon Grace Hazelgreen Ira Lynchburg Lyons Morgan Nebo Oakland Origanna Orla Pease Prosperine Russ Sleeper Saint Annie Southard Winnipeg
Ghost towns	Atchley Corkery‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 37°36′58″N 92°42′49″W / 37.61611°N 92.71361°W / 37.61611; -92.71361

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