OSHS Cultural Heritage Center

Cultural Heritage Center

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Linn, MO 65051
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Historic Towns & Places

Name of Place	Description / History	Location	County(s)	Postal Service	Map Index
Safe		Southest county on Rt. H between High Gate and St. James.	Maries	1886-1958	1895 1897 1904 1913 1920
Saint Aubert St. Aubert(s) St. Auberts Station	Formerly Medora. Railroad stop on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Post office was moved here in 1893 from Saint Aubert, Callaway County on the north side of the Missouri River which had operated since 1849, thus the change in name. 1873 Post Road - From Saint Aubertson (sic), by Bluffton and Portland, to Rhineland. (15) (This is obviously on the north side of the Missouri river) 1976 Osage County Memory Book description	North county, between Chamois and Loose Creek Station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad.	Callaway Osage	1849-1861 1863-1893 1893-1935	1875 1878 1895 1897 1901 1904 1913 1920
Sand Rock		?	Osage	1885-1886 1889-1890	N/A
Santee	Santee was a PO in Miller T. named for Addison Santee, a civil engineer for the Frisco RR. It was abandoned by 1938. (8)	Most likely near the Santee schoolhouse which is located off hwy 133 in sec 2, twp 38n, rng 11w.	Maries	1898-1903	N/A
Schiller's Mill	Schiller's mill, near Westphalia, was about the second mill established, and here also was the first "still," near 1833. (17)	Near Westphalia.	Osage	N/A	N/A
Shields		?	Maries	1855-1856	N/A
Shipley's Landing	Early boat landing and debarkation point. Later a woodyard for steamboats. (See Isbell Station) ca 1842 - Shipley's ferry privilege was the first act of that kind. (17)	Just below the mouth of Loose Creek on the Missouri River. John Shipley patented land here in 1849 (sec35, 45n, 9w)	Osage	N/A	N/A
Simpsons	Moses Simpson patented land on the west side of present day St. Aubert. This is likely the first name for the PO which later became Medora and then St. Aubert.	On Missouri Pacific Railroad between Hermann and Lisle. (sec 24, 49n, 9w)	Gasconade Osage	1824-1828E N/A	1859
Skiatook		?	Maries	1915-1917	N/A
Smith's Creek	The second post-office was kept by Wyatt Smith as early as 1832, on Indian (later Smith's) Creek. (17) Smith's Creek mission (Methodist) held meetings at various locations in the area. The first meeting house was in Van Buren just to the east.	(End of pavement on hwy D off hwy U, southwest of Linn. )	Gasconade Osage	1833-1838 N/A	N/A
Southwest Branch	Most references I've seen has been in Civil War records. The Southwest Branch is that of the Pacific Railroad which deadheaded in Rolla at the time.	Running from St. Louis through Rolla and on in a southwesterly direction toward Springfield and beyond.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Spanish Prairie	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)	A prairie in southeast corner of Maries and northwest corner of Phelps county. Also, the name of a post office on the prairie.	Crawford Phelps	1842-1857 1857-1864	1863
Steens Prairie	A post office fifteen miles northeast of Vienna. (13)	Northeast county, south of Belle, twp 42, rng 7, sec 32.	Maries	1860-1912	1873 1892 1895 1897 1901 1904 1913 1920
Steuber		There is a Steuber Hollow west of Gascondy on the west side of the Gasconade River.	Osage	1902	N/A
Stickney		South central county.	Maries	1903-1951	1904 1920
Stolpe	Probably was the former Gasconade Ferry.	Up the Gasconade river from Gasconade City.	Gasconade	1886-1901	1897 1901 1904 1913 1920
Stony Hill		Eastern border of county.	Gasconade	1867-1962	1873 1875 1895 1897 1901 1904 1913 1920
Sudheimer		Western border of county.	Maries	1905-1914 1923-1936	1920
Summerfield	Railroad town and stockyard. At one time was the clay capital of the world. 1941 Osage Co. Centennial description Photos	North county, four miles west of Belle on Hwy M.	Maries	1903-1957	1904 1913 1920
Surprise		?	Osage	1879-1883	N/A
Swan Lake	"This oxbow lake, now drained, was formed by the Gasconade River, swans and other water fowl once stopped here". (8)	Near Rich Fountain and Van Buren.	Osage	N/A	1852 Survey
Swiss		On hwy 19 between Hermann and Drake.	Gasconade	1874-1950	1895 1897 1901 1904 1913 1920