Buckeye Creek (Apple Creek tributary)
# Buckeye Creek (Apple Creek tributary)

Buckeye Creek is a stream in northern Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Apple Creek.

The stream headwaters arise just west of I-55 and south of Missouri Route E approximately two miles east of Oak Ridge (at 37°29′50″N 89°41′29″W﻿ / ﻿37.49722°N 89.69139°W﻿ / 37.49722; -89.69139) at an elevation of 600 feet. The stream flows north to northeast passing under I-55 and U.S. Route 61 west of Shawneetown. Its confluence with Apple Creek is approximately two miles east of Old Appleton (at 37°35′00″N 89°40′19″W﻿ / ﻿37.58333°N 89.67194°W﻿ / 37.58333; -89.67194) at an elevation of 361 feet.

Buckeye Creek was named for the buckeye trees lining its course.

