title: Gal Branch
text: # Gal Branch
  
  Gal Branch is a stream in Crawford and Gasconade counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Brush Creek.
  
  The stream headwaters arise at 38°11′44″N 91°23′37″W﻿ / ﻿38.19556°N 91.39361°W﻿ / 38.19556; -91.39361 and its confluence with Brush Creek is approximately one mile north of Oak Hill at 38°13′23″N 91°25′20″W﻿ / ﻿38.22306°N 91.42222°W﻿ / 38.22306; -91.42222.
  
  Gal Branch was so named for the fact a large share of the early residents were girls.
  
  