title: Grindstone Creek (Grand River tributary)
text: # Grindstone Creek (Grand River tributary)
  
  Grindstone Creek is a stream in Clinton, DeKalb and Daviess counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Grand River.
  
  The stream headwaters are in northern Clinton County south of the community of Osborn at 39°43′50″N 94°22′01″W﻿ / ﻿39.73056°N 94.36694°W﻿ / 39.73056; -94.36694. The stream flows northeast through southeastern DeKalb County past the community of Fordham and passing under Missouri Route 6 1.5 miles east of Weatherby. It enters Daviess County approximately three miles northeast of Weatherby and flows north crossing under Missouri Route E one half mile west of Santa Rosa. The strem turns to the northeast for another four miles to its confluence with the Grand two miles south of Pattonsburg at 40°01′08″N 94°08′09″W﻿ / ﻿40.01889°N 94.13583°W﻿ / 40.01889; -94.13583.
  
  Grindstone Creek was named for the fact grindstones were sourced from quarries along its course.
  
  