Elk Creek is an unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately nine miles south of Houston.

Elk Creek, Missouri
Elk Creek, Missouri is located in Missouri
Elk Creek, Missouri
Elk Creek, Missouri
Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 37°11′20″N 91°59′50″W / 37.18889°N 91.99722°W / 37.18889; -91.99722
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

A post office called Elk Creek has been in operation since 1860.[2] The community was so named on account of the elk once abundant in the area.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elk Creek, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 368.