Roberts Branch is a stream in Clinton County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Linn Branch.
The stream headwaters arise at 39°37′25″N 94°27′31″W / 39.62361°N 94.45861°W / 39.62361; -94.45861 and the stream flows to the south-southwest passing approximately two miles west of Plattsburg to its confluence at 39°29′13″N 94°31′56″W / 39.48694°N 94.53222°W / 39.48694; -94.53222. The confluence with Linn Branch is currently within the waters of the Smithville Reservoir.
The community of Mecca was on the floodplain of the Little Platte River and is currently on the shore of the reservoir approximately one half mile to the southeast of the confluence on Missouri Route D.
Roberts Branch was named after Littleton Roberts, a pioneer citizen.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roberts Branch (Clinton County, Missouri)
- ^ Smithville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1976 rev.)
- Plattsburg, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 27 ISBN 0899332242
- "Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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