Youngs Creek is a stream in Callaway County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Stinson Creek. The stream headwaters arise southwest of Fulton at 38°50′20″N 91°59′56″W / 38.83889°N 91.99889°W and it flows southeast crossing under U.S. Route 54 and Missouri Route C northwest of Hams Prairie where its course turns north to its confluence with Stinson Creek southeast of Fulton at 38°48′43″N 91°54′56″W / 38.81194°N 91.91556°W at an elevation of 614 feet.[1][2]
Youngs Creek was named after Judge Ben Young, an early settler.[3]
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edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Youngs Creek (Stinson Creek tributary)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 38 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.