Frenchman Creek (Missouri)

Coordinates: 38°01′34″N 90°06′39″W / 38.0261640°N 90.1109476°W / 38.0261640; -90.1109476
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Frenchman Creek is a stream in Ste. Genevieve County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Mississippi River.

A variant name was "Sugar Creek".[1] A large share of the first settlers being of French descent accounts for the present name.[2]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frenchman Creek
  2. ^ "Ste. Genevieve County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

38°01′34″N 90°06′39″W / 38.0261640°N 90.1109476°W / 38.0261640; -90.1109476