Dry Wood Creek is a stream in Bourbon County, Kansas and Vernon County, Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Marmaton River. The confluence is approximately 1.5 miles northeast of Deerfield. [2]
Dry Wood Creek was named for the dried-out wood that burned there during a period of drought, according to local history. [3]
The Battle of Dry Wood Creek was fought on the Missouri side in 1861. [4]
37°50′48″N 94°29′08″W / 37.846706°N 94.485509°W
Dry Wood Creek is a stream in Bourbon County, Kansas and Vernon County, Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Marmaton River. The confluence is approximately 1.5 miles northeast of Deerfield. [2]
Dry Wood Creek was named for the dried-out wood that burned there during a period of drought, according to local history. [3]
The Battle of Dry Wood Creek was fought on the Missouri side in 1861. [4]
37°50′48″N 94°29′08″W / 37.846706°N 94.485509°W