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Buckeye Creek is a stream in northern Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Apple Creek.

The stream headwaters arise just west of I-55 and south of Missouri Route E approximately two miles east of Oak Ridge (at 37°29′50″N 89°41′29″W / 37.49722°N 89.69139°W / 37.49722; -89.69139) at an elevation of 600 feet. The stream flows north to northeast passing under I-55 and U.S. Route 61 west of Shawneetown. Its confluence with Apple Creek is approximately two miles east of Old Appleton (at 37°35′00″N 89°40′19″W / 37.58333°N 89.67194°W / 37.58333; -89.67194) at an elevation of 361 feet.

Buckeye Creek was named for the buckeye trees lining its course.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckeye Creek (Apple Creek tributary)
  2. Jackson, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966
  3. Oak Ridge, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1947 (1978 rev.)
  4. "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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