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Historic Towns & Places

Name of Place	Description / History	Location	County(s)	Postal Service	Map Index
Manda	Previously Zoar. "This is a discontinued postoffice which was located near the center of the county. The postoffice was first in the farmhouse of a Mr Tschappler. It was first named Zoar for Zoar Church nearby. The mail was frequently missent to Zoar so Mr Tschappler was allowed to choose a new name for the postoffice. He named it for his daughter, Manda. By 1938 it no longer existed". (8)	West central county near Old Woollam.	Gasconade	1901-1908	1904 1913 1920
Manton	Same of Barnett. Near the northwest corner of the county, on the road leading from Jefferson City to Vienna, is fourteen miles northwest of the latter place and contains one hotel, one saddle and harness shop and one store. (13)	Northeastern county, twp 41, rng 11, sec 22.	Maries	1860-1894	1873 1875 1892
Marais Marias Mavais Marrais	Marais (meaning marsh or swamp in french) was an early post office with Jesse Boone the first post master in 1839. This name was also used for the present Maries Rivers. I believe this to be the original name, but several old maps list the rivers as Marie or Mary's. This is probably due to the habit of spelling french names in english the way they sound. The spelling of Mavais is probably due to mistaking the r for a v. Jan 1, 1851 - Mavais, Osage, Missouri - Postmaster - Herman F. Krone (14) 1855 - Mavais, p-o., Osage co., Mo. (16) 1873 Post Road - From Jefferson City, by Westphalia, Mavais, Kinderhook, Spanish Prairie, Maramec, Steelville, Osage, and Harmony, to Caledonia. Also, from Lisle, by Westphalia, Mavais, Pay Down, Kinderhook, Lane's Prairie, Spanish Prairie, Maramec, Steelville, Osage, and Harmony, to Caledonia. (15)	On the old main road from Maramec Iron Works to Jefferson City near the Little Maries and Maries River's confluence.	Gasconade Osage Maries	1839-1848 1848-1855 1855	1846 1859 1861 1863 1875
Maramec Iron Works	Early post office in area attached to Gasconade County at the time and location of the iron works that was so important to the development of the new state. See off site article at the Springfield-Green County Library site. 1873 Post Road - From Hermann, by Merrimac (sic) Iron-Works, and Licking, to Houston. (15)	Southeast of St. James and part of present day Maramec Springs State Park.	Gasconade	Abt 1827	1846 1859 1861
Margaret	Previously Leduc.	Southwest of county near Clevesville.	Gasconade	1895-1908	1897 1901 1904 1913 1920
Maries	1873 Post Road - From Osage City, by Taos, Castle Rock, Westphalia, and Maries, to Vienna. (15) Maries was a PO in the western part of the county. It was named for the river. (8)	Southwest county off Rt HH, twp 39, rng 11, sec 17.	Maries	N/A	1901 1904
Mary's Creek	Attempted name for Loose Creek.	See Loose Creek.	Osage	N/A	N/A
McKnight	Formerly Kingston, L'Ouis Creek and Loose Creek Station. Later Isbell Station	See Isbell Station	Osage	1880-1889	N/A
Medora	Originally called Buchannan and later St. Aubert - Changed name due to decline of town importance and location of St. Aubert across river. Medora ws an early settlement, but its real town features were not assumed until the advent of the railway. (17) 1873 Post Road - From Medora to Vienna. (15) 1915 Business & Individual Directory description 1941 Osage Co. Centennial description	Between Chamois and Loose Creek Station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad	Osage	1858-1893	1873 1892
Meta	1941 Osage Co. Centennial description 1976 Osage County Memory Book description	Southwest Osage County at the junction of Rt B and Hwy 133.	Osage	1903-Pres	1904 1913 1920
Mill City	Settlement around mill area on Gasconade River.	Prior's Mill (Heckmann's) area and Oshawa post office in northeast Osage County on Gasconade River.	Osage	N/A	1870
Mint Hill	1941 Osage Co. Centennial description 1976 Osage County Memory Book description	About 14 miles northeast of Linn.	Osage	1870-1909 1926-1954	1897 1901 1904
Morrison Morrison's Station	1873 Post Road - From Morrison's Station to Fredricksburg. (15)	Between Chamoisand Gasconade on the Missouri Pacific Railroad and Missouri River.	Gasconade	1860-Pres	1875 1878 1892 1895 1897 1901 1904 1913 1920
Mount Ariel	1873 Post Road - From Linn, by Mount Ariel, to Owen's Mill. (15)	South of Linn	Osage	N/A	N/A
Mount Sterling	Third location of Gasconade County courthouse after Gasconade and then Bartonsville. Post office was known as Gasconade Court House prior to the formation of Osage County and the relocation of the county seat to Hermann. Jan 1, 1851 - Mount Sterling, Gasconade, Missouri - Postmaster - Burton Cooper (14) 1855 - Mount Sterling, p-o., Gasconade co., Mo. (16) 1873 Post Road - From Chamois, by Bailey's Creek, Pryor's Mill, and Mount Sterling to Delphi. Also, from Hermann, by Francis Peter's, on Second Creek, Mount Sterling, John B. Cooper's [Cooper's Hill], Alexander S. Rogers' [later Belle], in Galloway's Prairie, to Pay Down. Also, from Mount Sterling, by Woollam, Jake's Prairie, Argo, Boubon, Harrison's Mills, and Fourche a' Renault, to Potosi. Also, from Washington, by Union, Beaufort, Burbois, Enon, Mount Sterling, Linn, Loose Creek, Lisle, and Taos, to Jefferson City. (15)	Center of original Gasconade County and later on the west side when Osage County was formed. Junction of hwy 50 and Gasconade River.	Gasconade	1843-1864 1893-1965 ?-Present	1846 1859 1861 1863 1897 1904 1913 1920