Loose Creek, Missouri
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Loose Creek is an unincorporated community in Osage County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located north of U.S. Route 50, approximately eight miles east of Missouri's capital of Jefferson City.
A post office in Loose Creek has been in operation since 1849.[2] The community took its name from nearby Loose Creek.[3] The town site was platted in 1870.[4]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loose Creek, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ Transactions of the Academy of Science of Saint Louis. Academy of Science of St. Louis. 1886. p. 518.
- ^ "Osage County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
Coordinates: 38°30′29″N 91°57′27″W / 38.50806°N 91.95750°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Osage County, Missouri
- Jefferson City metropolitan area
- Unincorporated communities in Missouri
- Central Missouri geography stubs