Cow Branch is a stream in Atchison County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

According to tradition, Cow Branch was so named on account of farmers letting their cows graze the area.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cow Branch
  2. ^ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

40°22′21″N 95°24′12″W / 40.3724983°N 95.4033142°W / 40.3724983; -95.4033142