Cow Branch is a stream in Atchison County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Tarkio River.

According to tradition, Cow Branch was so named on account of farmers letting their cows graze the area.[2]

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  2. ^ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived 24 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 August 2016.