Yeater Branch

Yeater Branch is a stream in Warren County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Big Creek.[2]

The stream headwaters arise along the north side of I-70 and one mile northeast of the community of Pendleton at 38°50′01″N 91°12′57″W[1] and an elevation of 875 feet.[3] The stream flows to the north for about three miles along and to the east of Missouri Route A then turns east for about 2.5 miles to its confluence with Big Creek one half mile west of Missouri Route 47[2] at 38°52′53″N 91°08′30″W and an elevation of 633 feet.[1]

Yeater Branch has the name of Conrad Yeater, a pioneer citizen.[4]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yeater Branch
  2. Hawk Point, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973 (1986 rev.)
  3. Warrenton, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973 (1986 rev.)
  4. "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.


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