Smith Branch is a stream in Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Clear Fork of the Loutre River.
The stream headwaters arise at 38°52′45″N 91°26′06″W / 38.87917°N 91.43500°W / 38.87917; -91.43500 and it flows northwest passing under I-70 just south of New Florence. It continues to the west-northwest to its confluence with Clear Fork at 38°56′36″N 91°33′24″W / 38.94333°N 91.55667°W / 38.94333; -91.55667 approximately three miles southwest of Montgomery City.
Smith Branch has the name of James Smith, a pioneer citizen.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smith Branch (Clear Fork tributary)
- New Florence, MO and Montgomery City, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1973
- "Montgomery County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
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