Smith Branch (Clear Fork tributary)

Coordinates: 38°56′36″N 91°33′24″W / 38.94333°N 91.55667°W / 38.94333; -91.55667
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Smith Branch is a stream in Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Clear Fork of the Loutre River.[1]

The stream headwaters arise at 38°52′45″N 91°26′06″W / 38.87917°N 91.43500°W / 38.87917; -91.43500 and it flows northwest passing under I-70 just south of New Florence. It continues to the west-northwest to its confluence with Clear Fork at 38°56′36″N 91°33′24″W / 38.94333°N 91.55667°W / 38.94333; -91.55667 approximately three miles southwest of Montgomery City.[1][2]

Smith Branch has the name of James Smith, a pioneer citizen.[3]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smith Branch (Clear Fork tributary)
  2. ^ New Florence, MO and Montgomery City, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1973
  3. ^ "Montgomery County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.