Parson Creek is a

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in Sullivan,

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and

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counties of the U.S. state of

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. It is a tributary of the Grand River. The stream headwaters arise in southwestern Sullivan County approximately three miles southeast of Humphreys at . The stream flows south parallel to

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passing under

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and enters Linn County approximately six miles east of Browning. The stream continues to the south roughly parallel to

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passing the communities of Shafter and Hecla. It crosses under Route 139 and

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6.5 miles west of Linneus. It continues south passing one mile west of Meadville and crosses under US Route 36. The stream enters the Fountain Grove Conservation Area and crosses into Livingston County to its confluence with the Grand River less than one-half mile south of the Linn-Livingston county line and 1.5 miles east of the community of

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at . According to tradition, Parson Creek was named for an incident in which a

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drowned in its swollen waters.

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Rivers of Linn County, Missouri Rivers of Livingston County, Missouri Rivers of Sullivan County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{Missouri-river-stub

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