Horse Creek is a

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in Barton,

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, Dade and Vernon counties in southwest

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. It is a tributary of Cedar Creek. The stream

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arise in southern Dade County at . The stream source is just east of

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south of Lockwood. The stream flows northwest under Route 97 and north passing under

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just west of Lockwood. It flows northwest into Barton County just east of Layneville. It continues past Newport and

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. Past Milford the stream turns northeast and flows into the southeast corner of Vernon County and into Cedar County northwest of West Independence. It crosses under Route 97 again and under

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southeast of Filley and on to its

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with Cedar Creek in west-central Cedar County at . According to tradition, Horse Creek was named from an incident when frontiersmen encountered a horse carcass along the creek's course.

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Rivers of Barton County, Missouri Rivers of Cedar County, Missouri Rivers of Dade County, Missouri Rivers of Vernon County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{Missouri-river-stub

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