Loose Creek, Missouri

Loose Creek is an unincorporated community in Osage County, Missouri, USA.^[1] It is located on U.S. Route 50 about eight miles east of Jefferson City.

A post office called Loose Creek has been in operation since 1849.^[2] The community tooks its name from nearby Loose Creek.^[3] The town site was platted in 1870.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loose Creek, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
↑ Transactions of the Academy of Science of Saint Louis. Academy of Science of St. Louis. 1886. p. 518.
↑ "Osage County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Osage County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Linn

Cities	Belle‡ Bland‡ Chamois Linn Meta Westphalia

Villages	Argyle‡ Freeburg

Townships	Benton Crawford Jackson Jefferson Linn Washington

Unincorporated communities	Aud Babbtown Bonnots Mill Byron Cooper Hill Crook Deer Folk Frankenstein Freedom Hope Judge Koeltztown Koenig Loose Creek Luystown Mint Hill Potts Rich Fountain Saint Aubert

Ghost towns	Castle Rock Dingley Feuersville Gascondy Lisletown Ryors

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°30′29″N 91°57′27″W / 38.50806°N 91.95750°W / 38.50806; -91.95750

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