Cedar Fork (Boeuf Creek tributary)

Cedar Fork is a stream in Franklin County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Boeuf Creek.[2]

The stream headwaters arise at 38°23′57″N 91°20′15″W just west of Gerald[3] and it flows generally north to its confluence with Boeuf Creek at 38°32′03″N 91°18′28″W.[1] The community of Detmold lies along Boeuf Creek approximately one mile northeast of the confluence.[2]

Cedar Fork was named for the cedar timber along its course.[4]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Fork (Boeuf Creek tributary)
  2. Dissen, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973 (1975 rev.}
  3. Gerald, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966
  4. "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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