Mahans Creek is a stream in southeastern Shannon County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. It is a tributary of Jacks Fork.
The stream headwaters are at 37°01′58″N 91°24′27″W / 37.03278°N 91.40750°W / 37.03278; -91.40750 and the confluence with the Jacks Fork is at 37°09′10″N 91°22′32″W / 37.15278°N 91.37556°W / 37.15278; -91.37556. The stream source area is northwest of Winona and it flows north along Missouri Route E past the community of Delaware. It then turns to the northeast and passes under Missouri Route 106 and joins the Jacks Fork just northwest of Eminence.
A variant name was "Manans Creek". Also spelled "Mahon Creek", the creek has the name of the local Mahon family.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mahans Creek
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 55 and 65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
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