Asher Creek

Coordinates: 37°26′57″N 93°28′03″W / 37.44917°N 93.46750°W / 37.44917; -93.46750
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Asher Creek is a stream in Greene and Polk counties of southwest Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Little Sac River.

The stream headwaters are just north of Willard at 37°18′47″N 93°25′44″W / 37.31306°N 93.42889°W / 37.31306; -93.42889 and the confluence with Little Sac is at 37°26′57″N 93°28′03″W / 37.44917°N 93.46750°W / 37.44917; -93.46750 at an elevation of 899 feet.[1] The stream flows north to northwest passing under Route AC and past Cave Spring and on passing west of Sacville and under Route BB to enter Polk County and its confluence with the Little Sac River southwest of Morrisville.[2] Asher Creek has the name of Samuel Asher, a pioneer citizen.[3]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Asher Creek
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 51-2 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)