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Name of Place | Description / History | Location | County(s) | Postal Service | Map Index |
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Southest county on Rt. H between High Gate and St. James. | Maries | 1886-1958 | 1895
1897 1904 1913 1920 |
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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 -
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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 |
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? | Osage | 1885-1886
1889-1890 |
N/A | |
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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 |
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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 |
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? | Maries | 1855-1856 | N/A | |
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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 |
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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 |
1859 | |
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? | Maries | 1915-1917 | N/A | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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There is a Steuber Hollow west of Gascondy on the west side of the Gasconade River. | Osage | 1902 | N/A | |
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South central county. | Maries | 1903-1951 | 1904
1920 |
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Probably was the former Gasconade Ferry. | Up the Gasconade river from Gasconade City. | Gasconade | 1886-1901 | 1897
1901 1904 1913 1920 |
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Eastern border of county. | Gasconade | 1867-1962 | 1873
1875 1895 1897 1901 1904 1913 1920 |
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Western border of county. | Maries | 1905-1914
1923-1936 |
1920 | |
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Railroad town and stockyard. At one time was the clay capital of the world. | North county, four miles west of Belle on Hwy M. | Maries | 1903-1957 | 1904
1913 1920 |
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? | Osage | 1879-1883 | N/A | |
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"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 |
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On hwy 19 between Hermann and Drake. | Gasconade | 1874-1950 | 1895
1897 1901 1904 1913 1920 |