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Flatrock Creek is a stream in Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Apple Creek.

The stream headwaters arise just east of US Route 61 approximately one mile west of Pocahontas at 37°30′11″N 89°39′28″W / 37.50306°N 89.65778°W / 37.50306; -89.65778. The stream flows north past Shawneetown and on to its confluence with Apple Creek at 37°35′12″N 89°38′23″W / 37.58667°N 89.63972°W / 37.58667; -89.63972.

Flatrock Creek was named for a large rock of the same name which was destroyed by railroad construction.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flatrock Creek (Apple Creek tributary)
  2. ^ Oak Ridge, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1948
  3. "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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