Turnback Creek

Turnback Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Turnback Creek was named from an incident in the 1830s when a group of pioneers "turned back" and headed back east due to harsh winter weather.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turnback Creek
  2. ↑ "Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

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