Oil Creek
Oil Creek is a stream in Cass and Jackson Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Little Blue River. Oil Creek was named for small-scale oil production along its course.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport.
Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport
Ruins
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport is a former airport that operated alongside Richards-Gebaur Air Reserve Station until the base's closure in 1994, and until it was closed in 1999. Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport is situated 2½ miles southwest of Oil Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grandview and Belton.
Grandview
Town
Photo: Nationalparks, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Grandview is a city in Jackson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 26,209 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Grandview is situated 2 miles north of Oil Creek.
Belton
Town
Photo: Paulmcdonald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belton is a city in northwestern Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 23,953 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Belton is situated 3½ miles south of Oil Creek.
Hickman Mills
Hamlet
Hickman Mills is a neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri in the Kansas City metropolitan area. There is good access to the Interstate and Federal highway system, with I-435, I-470, and US-71/I-49 running through the area, including the Grandview Triangle. Hickman Mills is situated 4 miles north of Oil Creek.
Oil Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Missouri, United States of America
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Jackson County, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Oil Creek” goes by many names.
- Venetian: “Oil”
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