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"This PO was est. July 1873 and discontinued Dec. 1881. It is located in Crawford Twp and named for Captain J K Kidd, who was one of the early settlers there. The place is on a ridge". (8) | ? | Osage | 1873-1881 | N/A |
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"It was the first
post office in the county [Maries] (1837). It was named for President Van
Buren's birthplace". (8)
1873 Post Road -
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Kinderhook was located on the Gasconade River on the main road from Maramec to Jefferson City. Just downriver from the present crossing of hwy 42. | Gasconade
Osage Maries |
1839-1842
N/A N/A |
1846
1859 1861 1863 1875 |
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Probably named for John King who patented land there in 1857. Would later become L'Ouis Creek, Loose Creek Station, McKnight and finally Isbell Station. | On the Missouri Pacific railroad and the Missouri River just up from the mouth of Loose Creek. (sec4, 44n, 9w) | Osage | N/A | 1859 |
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1941 Osage Co. Centennial description | Southwest Osage County. | Osage | 1862 - Pres | 1873
1875 1892 1895 1897 1901 1904 1920 |
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Largely German settlement, Methodist Church voted north when split unlike most of the other Methodist churchs in the area. | Twp 42, Rng 8, Sec 25, northeast of Belle. | Osage | 1892-1920 | 1895
1897 1904 1913 1920 |
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The court buildings, previous to the erection of the first court-house at Linn, were...and the house of Eli McJilton, clerk, a small frame near the site of Krohn's store. (17) | Probably just southeast of Linn were McJilton patented property in 1841. | Osage | 1907-1910 | N/A |