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Bear Creek is a stream in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Mississippi River. The creek enters the Mississippi on the southeast side of Hannibal. [2] Bear Creek was named for the fact bears were hunted there by pioneer citizens. [3]
Hannibal was laid out in 1819 by Moses Bates [9] and named after Hannibal Creek (later Bear Creek). [10] The name is derived from Hannibal, a hero of ancient Carthage (in modern Tunisia). [11] The city grew slowly, with a population of 30 by 1830.
Crooked Creek is a stream in Ralls County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Bear Creek. [2] The stream headwaters arise east of Missouri Route HH at 1] at an elevation of approximately 735 feet. The stream flows east crossing under Route HH and then turns to the north again passing under Route HH.
July 17, 1979 (4th and Church Sts. Hannibal: 19: Hendren Farm: August 22, 1984 (Route 2: Hannibal: 20: Hock Building: Hock Building: December 2, 1986 (312 Center St.
A post office called Bear Creek was established in 1847, the name was changed to Bearcreek in 1894, and the post office closed in 1957. [2]
The community is located on the northeast bank of Bear Creek approximately five miles west of Hannibal. [2] History
Bear Creek is a stream in Platte County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Missouri River . The stream headwaters arise at 39°31′04″N 94°53′40″W / 39.51778°N 94.89444°W / 39.51778; -94.89444 [ 1 ] at an elevation of approximately 1130 feet
Bear Creek is a stream in Bollinger and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Castor River.. The stream headwaters are in northern Wayne County southeast of Coldwater and the confluence with the Castor River is in western Bollinger County northwest of the community of Gipsy.