Terrell Creek or Terril Creek[1] is a stream in the "western panhandle" of Christian County in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri.[2]

The stream headwaters arise northeast of Missouri Route 14 and southeast of Billings at 37°02′54″N 93°32′10″W / 37.04833°N 93.53611°W / 37.04833; -93.53611 and the stream flows north then east passing under Route P south of Republic. It continues east passing under Route ZZ just south of the community of Terrell and the southern border of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield to its confluence with Wilsons Creek at 37°05′01″N 93°24′16″W / 37.08361°N 93.40444°W / 37.08361; -93.40444.[2][3]

Terrell Creek has the name of the local Terril family.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Christian County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Terrell Creek
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-353-2