House Creek is an
unincorporated community in northwestern
Carter County, in the
Ozarks of southeastern
Missouri, United States. The community is located on
Missouri Route M, on the north side of
House Creek, approximately two miles west of its
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...
with the
Current River.
Van Buren
Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he ...
lies about three miles to the southeast.
The nearby stream of the same name was named after Matthew House, a pioneer settler.
References
Unincorporated communities in Carter County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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