Logan Branch
river in the United States of America
Logan Branch is a stream in Franklin and Gasconade County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Bourbeuse River.
The stream headwaters arise in southeast Gasconade County at 38°13′11″N 91°23′12″W and it flows generally to the northeast into Franklin County to its confluence with the Bourbeuse at 38°15′48″N 91°20′57″W.
Logan Branch has the name of a pioneer citizen.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Logan Branch” is river in the United States of America. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Logan, Branch and river, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 19, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q27985030. Authority coordinates are 38.263, -91.349. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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This entry incorporates text from “Logan Branch” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.