Yadkin Creek is a stream in Crawford County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The stream headwaters are at 37°53′40″N 91°22′26″W / 37.89444°N 91.37389°W / 37.89444; -91.37389[1] and its confluence with Whittenburg Creek just east of Steelville is at 37°58′25″N 91°20′27″W / 37.97361°N 91.34083°W / 37.97361; -91.34083.[2]

The name may be a transfer from the Yadkin River in North Carolina.[3]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yadkin Creek
  2. ^ Steelville, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1933
  3. ^ "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 24 September 2016.