Lindley Creek

Lindley Creek is a stream in Dallas, Hickory and Polk counties the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Pomme de Terre River.

The stream headwaters arise on the east flank of Blue Mound in eastern Polk County at 37°34′50″N 93°10′46″W / 37.58056°N 93.17944°W / 37.58056; -93.17944 and an elevation of approximately 1220 feet.[1][2] The stream flows generally north passing under Missouri Route 32 about two miles west of Buffalo. About four miles to the north the stream turn to the west and enters Polk County. The stream flows northwest and turns north as it passes under Missouri Route 64 just east of Mohawk Corner. The stream enters Hickory County and enters the waters of Pomme de Terre Lake.[3] The original confluence with the Pomme de Terre River was at 37°53′29″N 93°18′36″W / 37.89139°N 93.31000°W / 37.89139; -93.31000[1] at an elevation of 760 feet.[4]

Lindley Creek has the name of one Mr. Lindley, a pioneer who became stuck due to severe weather and had to winter in the area.[5]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lindley Creek
  2. ^ Halfway, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp. 44 and 52 ISBN 0899332242
  4. ^ Hermatage, MO, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951
  5. ^ "Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)