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Plumb Hollow

Coordinates: 36°31′40″N 92°08′25″W / 36.52778°N 92.14028°W / 36.52778; -92.14028
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Plumb Hollow or Plum Hollow is a valley in southeastern Ozark County in the Ozarks of south-central Missouri.[1] The source area for the intermittent stream in the valley lies just west of Missouri Route 101 and it flows south parallel to and passes under Route 101.The stream enters Bennetts Bayou just east of Bakersfield.[2]

The headwaters are at 36°34′06″N 92°08′39″W / 36.56833°N 92.14417°W / 36.56833; -92.14417 and the confluence with Bennetts Bayou is at 36°31′40″N 92°08′25″W / 36.52778°N 92.14028°W / 36.52778; -92.14028.[1]

The valley was so named on account of the wild plum trees it once contained.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plumb Hollow
  2. ^ Bakersfield, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey, 1968
  3. ^ "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.