McCracken, Missouri

McCracken Township is an inactive township in Christian County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. McCracken Township was established in 1886, and named after McCracken, Missouri.

Parched Corn Creek or Parched Corn Hollow is a stream valley in Christian and Greene counties in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri. It is a tributary of Finley Creek. The stream headwaters in southeastern Greene County are at 37°05′41″N 93°06′39″W and the confluence with Finley Creek in Ozark County is at 37°02′29″N 93°10′28″W. The source area for the stream is in the southeast corner of Greene County and it flows to the southwest into Christian County and crosses under Missouri Route 125. It continues on southwest to join the Finley about halfway between Linden and Ozark.According to oral etymology, Parched Corn Creek was so named as it was typically as dry as parched corn.

Linden is an unincorporated community in northern Christian County, Missouri United States. It is located approximately 4.5 miles northwest of Sparta on Route 125, where the highway crosses the Finley Creek. The river has been dammed, creating a small lake, Lake Lindenlure, just east of Route 125.Linden is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community's name is a transfer from Linden, Tennessee. A variant name was "Kenton". A post office called Kenton was established in 1860, and remained in operation until 1911.

The Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Ozark, Christian County, Missouri. It encompasses 19 contributing buildings in a 5.3-acre (2.1 ha) area in the central business district of Ozark. The central feature of the district, the Christian County Courthouse, is a three-story, Classical Revival style brick building designed by architect Henry H. Hohenschild. Other notable buildings include the Bank of Ozark/Masonic Lodge (1897), First Baptist Church (1919), Methodist Episcopal Church (1914), Robertson Brothers’ Store (1882), Ozark Drug (1905), Works Progress Administration Community Building (1934), Hospital (c. 1945), and Christian County Bank (c. 1886, 1910 façade).It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Ozark is a city in and the county seat of Christian County, Missouri. Its population was 21,284 as of the 2020 census. Ozark is also the third largest city in the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Area, and is centered along a business loop of U.S. Route 65, where it intersects with Missouri Route 14.

Christian County is located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 88,842. Its county seat is Ozark. The county was organized in 1859 and is named after Christian County, Kentucky, which in turn is named for William Christian, a Kentucky soldier of the American Revolutionary War. Christian County is part of the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Between 2000 and 2010, it was the fastest-growing county in the state and one of the fastest growing ones in the nation as the county became more suburban due to the booming growth in Springfield.

East Finley Township is a township in central Christian County, Missouri. The organization date and origin of the name of East Finley Township is unknown.

Riverside Township is a township in northern Christian County, Missouri. The organization date and origin of the name of Riverside Township is unknown.

Pembina is an unincorporated community in northern Christian County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community was located at the intersection of Missouri routes 125 and U, approximately 1.5 miles north of Linden and Finley Creek. The Pembina Cemetery is approximately one mile to the northwest, across Parched Corn Hollow in the center of Section 33.

Linden Township is a township in Christian County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.Linden Township was named for the town of Linden, one of the earliest settlements in the county.

Christian Center is an unincorporated community in Christian County in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri, United States. The community is located on Missouri Route W on the edge of the Springfield Plateau, at an elevation of 1,388 ft (423 m). Highlandville is approximately three miles west on U.S. Route 65 and Ozark is about six miles to the north-northwest. To the east and south lie the rugged topography of Bull Creek and a section of the Mark Twain National Forest.

U.S. Baseball Park (formerly known as Price Cutter Park) is a baseball park in Christian County, Missouri. It is located off U.S. Route 65 just north of Ozark, Missouri, and south of Missouri's third-largest city, Springfield.