Poor Creek
Poor Creek is a stream in Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary to Hughes Creek. Poor Creek supposedly was so named on account of the impoverished settlers along its course.Poor Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.58033° or 37° 34′ 49″ north
Longitude
-89.6876° or 89° 41′ 15″ west
Elevation
381 feet (116 metres)
Open location code
869GH8J6+4X
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Poor Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Poor Creek”
- Cebuano: “Poor Creek”
- Venetian: “Poor”
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Places to explore: Old Appleton and Apple Creek.
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