Nelson Branch

Coordinates: 37°42′39″N 91°28′22″W / 37.71083°N 91.47278°W / 37.71083; -91.47278
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Nelson Branch
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyDent County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates37°41′16″N 91°30′57″W / 37.68778°N 91.51583°W / 37.68778; -91.51583
 • elevation1240 feet
Mouth 
 • coordinates
37°42′39″N 91°28′22″W / 37.71083°N 91.47278°W / 37.71083; -91.47278
 • elevation
1010 feet

Nelson Branch is a stream in Dent County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary to the Meramec River which it joins approximately six miles northeast of Salem. The stream headwaters arise adjacent to Missouri Route 19 three miles north of Salem and one mile south of the community of Howes.[2]

Nelson Branch has the name of the local Nelson family.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nelson Branch
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 55, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)