Yeater Branch

Coordinates: 38°52′53″N 91°08′30″W / 38.88139°N 91.14167°W / 38.88139; -91.14167
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Yeater Branch is a stream in Warren County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Big Creek.[2]

The stream headwaters arise along the north side of I-70 and one mile northeast of the community of Pendleton at 38°50′01″N 91°12′57″W / 38.83361°N 91.21583°W / 38.83361; -91.21583[1] and an elevation of 875 feet.[3] The stream flows to the north for about three miles along and to the east of Missouri Route A then turns east for about 2.5 miles to its confluence with Big Creek one half mile west of Missouri Route 47[2] at 38°52′53″N 91°08′30″W / 38.88139°N 91.14167°W / 38.88139; -91.14167 and an elevation of 633 feet.[1]

Yeater Branch has the name of Conrad Yeater, a pioneer citizen.[4]

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yeater Branch
  2. ^ a b Hawk Point, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973 (1986 rev.)
  3. ^ Warrenton, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973 (1986 rev.)
  4. ^ "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.