Foster Creek is a stream in Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Hubble Creek.
The stream headwaters arise about three quarter mile southeast of the community of Tilsit at 37°19′12″N 89°45′00″W / 37.32000°N 89.75000°W / 37.32000; -89.75000 at an elevation of approximately 470 ft (140 m). The stream flows to the southeast for approximately four miles to its confluence with Hubble Creek at 37°17′12″N 89°41′06″W / 37.28667°N 89.68500°W / 37.28667; -89.68500 and an elevation of 358 ft (109 m). The confluence is two miles south of Gordonville and 2.5 miles northwest of Dutchtown.
Foster Creek was named after Jacob Foster, a pioneer settler.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foster Creek (Missouri)
- ^ Gordonville, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (1984 rev.)
- "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.
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