Bear Creek is a stream in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Mississippi River. The creek enters the Mississippi on the southeast side of Hannibal.[2]
Bear Creek was named for the fact bears were hunted there by pioneer citizens.[3]
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek (Mississippi River tributary)
- ^ Hannibal East, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1971
- ^ "Marion County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
39°42′36″N 91°21′07″W / 39.71006°N 91.35183°W
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