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Name of Place | Description / History | Location | County(s) | Postal Service | Map Index |
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Extreme south central county in Nagogami Lodge area. | Maries | 1930-1932 | N/A | |
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James Galloway patented 40 acres in NWSE of Twp 41, Rng 7, Sec 20 in 1837 which is on the SW side of Belle in Maries County. However, maps and records indicate the post office was in Osage County. | Just north of Belle on Osage county side. | Osage | 1864-1876 | 1870
1873 |
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? | Gasconade | 1856-1859 | N/A | |
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See Cooper Hill | See Cooper Hill | Osage | N/A | 1875 |
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First county
seat of Gasconade County. Daniel M. Boone selected the site in 1820.
Seat moved to Bartonville in 1825
due to flooding. The post office name was changed to Gasconade
City in 1865 and later back to Gasconade
in 1882.
Location of the Corp of Engineers boat yard. 1855 - Gasconade, v., Gasconade co., Mo. It contains a Roman Catholic church & about 50 inhabitants. (16) |
Mouth of Gasconade River at the Missouri River. | Gasconade | 1823-1825
1882-1973E |
1822
1823 1833 1859 1863 1875 1878 1895 1897 1901 1904 1913 1920 |
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Same as Gasconade | See Gasconade | Gasconade | 1865-1882 | 1873 |
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Name of post office when courthouse was located in Mount Sterling. | See Mount Sterling | Gasconade | 1828-1843 | N/A |
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1873 Post Road
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From Hermann, by Gasconade Ferry, Fredericksburg, Bailey's Creek, to Linn. (15) Probably later Stolpe. |
First PO - Near
the location of Rollin's Ferry (hwy 89 and Gasconade river), near Brush
Creek and the Sanford Backues mill. (later Osage Co.)
Second PO - About four miles above the mouth of the Gasconade river. |
Gasconade | 1828-1833
1853-1878 |
1873
1875 |
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Resort town that used to have a hotel catering to railroad excursions. | South Osage County where the Rock Island Railroad crosses the Gasconade River. | Osage | 1907-1942 | 1913
1920 |
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"There was a PO and a store in this location. It was named for W S Gebler, a pioneer who est the store". (8) | South of Hermann in Roark twp. | Gasconade | 1887-1901 | 1897
1904 1913 1920 |
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Ran by Robert
Goodman who emmigrated from Virginia circa 1831. (There was a road from Evan's
ferry on the Missouri River south to Goodman's Mill at Van Buren. |
5 miles south of Linn near Rich Fountain. | Gasconade | 1849-1850 | N/A |
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Formerly Pea
Vine.
A once thriving community, but all that remains is a house and a few barns. Grovedale cemetary is located a mile or so from the original town location. |
Eastern county on Rt C where it crosses the Peavine creek. | Maries | 1874-1911 | 1897
1901 1904 1913 1920 |