Presley Branch is a stream in northern Fulton County, Arkansas and southeastern Howell County, Missouri.[1]

The stream headwaters in Howell County are at 36°32′18″N 91°40′29″W / 36.53833°N 91.67472°W / 36.53833; -91.67472 and the confluence with Myatt Creek in Fulton County is at 36°29′47″N 91°41′51″W / 36.49639°N 91.69750°W / 36.49639; -91.69750.[1] The stream flows south roughly parallel to Missouri Route PP then crosses under Missouri Route 142 and enters Arkansas where it turns southwest and enters Myatt Creek about one-half mile south of the border.[2][3][4][5]

Presley Branch has the name of Pinkney Presley, a pioneer citizen.[6]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Presley Branch
  2. ^ Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 26 ISBN 0-89933-345-1
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ^ Koshkonong, Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
  5. ^ Camp, Arkansas-Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1963
  6. ^ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)