Hardin Creek

Hardin Creek is a stream in Randolph and Monroe counties in the U.S. state of Missouri, within the Salt River basin of northeast Missouri.[1][2]

Course

According to historical place-name records, the stream rises in Prairie Township in southern Randolph County and flows generally southeast into Monroe County, where it enters Union Township and joins Milligan Creek near the community of Middle Grove.[3] A mapped point along the stream is at 39°22′39″N 92°18′00″W / 39.377538°N 92.2999005°W / 39.377538; -92.2999005 on the USGS Middle Grove quadrangle.[4]

Name

The watercourse has also been recorded historically as Hardin's Creek and bears the name of Benjamin Hardin, an early settler in the area.[5]

See also

Salt River (Missouri)

List of rivers of Missouri

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hardin Creek
  2. ↑ "Salt River Watershed Inventory and Assessment" (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Monroe County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved September 27, 2025. Hardin's Creek. Rises in Prairie Township, Randolph County, joining Milligan Creek in Union Township, Monroe County. Named for Benjamin Hardin.
  4. ↑ "Hardin Creek Topographic Map, Middle Grove, Missouri". TopoZone. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Monroe County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved September 27, 2025.

39°22′39″N 92°18′00″W / 39.3775380°N 92.2999005°W / 39.3775380; -92.2999005

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