Compton Branch

{{Short description|Stream in the American state of Missouri}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

Compton Branch is a stream in Washington County in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|749440}} It is a tributary of Hazel Creek.

It is unknown why the name "Compton" was applied to this stream.{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_washington.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071506/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_washington.html | archivedate=June 24, 2016 | url-status=live | title=Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=December 30, 2016 }}