Raccoon Creek (Missouri)

Raccoon Creek (also called Coon Creek) is a stream in Daviess and Grundy counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] It is a tributary of Sugar Creek. The confluence is 1.5 miles southeast of the community of Brimson and 1.5 mile west of Sugar Creeks confluence with the Thompson River.^[2]

The stream headwaters arise in eastern Daviess County at 40°02′59″N 93°48′26″W / 40.04972°N 93.80722°W / 40.04972; -93.80722^[1] and an elevation of 295 m (968 ft).^[3] The stream flows to the northeast and enters Grundy County flowing past the Leisure Lake community and passing under Missouri Route 146^[4] to enter Sugar Creek at 40°07′43″N 93°42′11″W / 40.12861°N 93.70306°W / 40.12861; -93.70306 an elevation of 228 m (748 ft).^[1]

Raccoon Creek most likely was named for the raccoons in the immediate area.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raccoon Creek (Missouri)
^ Brimson MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
^ Bancroft, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
^ Trenton West, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
^ "Grundy County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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