Macon County Place Names, 1928-1945
| Place name: | Anabel (Round Grove; Beverly) |
| Description: | The settlement of Round Grove was named after the township, (q.v.). The post office at
this place was called Beverly. In the 1890s the railroad changed the name to Anabel. One old inhabitant says it was so called
after a merchant's daughter. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Anabel School |
| Description: | Named for a town. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Ardmore |
| Description: | "In the early
1890s the village of Ardmore was laid out. It was a coal mining town and did not have long existence." |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Ardmore School |
| Description: | Named for a town. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Atlanta |
| Description: | Atlanta was
laid out in 1858 on land settled by Thomas F. Atterbury. The town was named for the city in Georgia. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Axtel (Moccasinville) |
| Description: | Some six miles east of old Bloomington was the Richardson home. It was situated on the
crossing of the stage road and the Old Bee trace. It had received the name of Moccasinville, tradition says, because at one time
the men were compelled to wear moccasins for want of shoes. This town was a claimant for the county seat. While
Moccasinville has gone off the map, the settlement still remains a thriving community. Two miles and a quarter away is the station
of Axtel. Having a post office and a store, being situated on the Wabash, showing that Moccasinville was not a dream and that it
still lives under another name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Barnesville |
| Description: | Barnesville was a country post office established about 1878-9. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Barryville |
| Description: | Barryville
was a country post office near Callao. It was discontinued about 1900. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Bear Creek School |
| Description: | Named for a creek or stream. |
| Source: | Adams,
Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1928. |
| Place name: | Bell School |
| Description: | A family
name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Beverly |
| Description: | See
Anabel. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Bevier |
| Description: | Bevier was
named after Colonel Robert Bevier of Kentucky who was a noted Confederate leader and who later wrote a book about the
campaigns in the West and South during the Civil War. The town of Bevier was laid out in 1858 by John Duff on land originally
owned by Lewis Giltrap. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Blackwell |
| Description: | The
"Blackwell Settlement" was the second settlement in the county. Mr. William Blackwell, after whom the settlement was named
was one of the first settlers. He settled here in 1831. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Bloomington |
| Description: | The
"Owenby settlement" was formed in 1832. The settlement took its name from Joseph Owenby, who was a county court judge. In
1837, when the county seat was located it was located in the Owenby settlement and called Bloomington. The name of the town
was probably brought by the Illinois and Indiana settlers. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Bohannon School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Box Ankle |
| Description: | Box Ankle
was one of the claimants for the county seat in 1837. The commissioners were in favor of Box Ankle and changed the name of
the village to Bloomington, (q.v.). No one knows why the place was so called. The name Bloomington was probably borrowed
from the towns in the East. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Brock School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Brush Creek School |
| Description: | Named for a creek or stream. |
| Source: | Adams,
Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1928. |
| Place name: | Bunce School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Bunch School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Burris School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Callao |
| Description: | Callao was
laid out in September, 1858 by Samuel Humphreys and Samuel Kerm. The town was named after the South American city and
was named by Samuel McKinney. The name Callao is of Spanish origin and probably means "bay" or "harbor." |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Callao Township |
| Description: | The
township was named after the town of Callao, which is situated in the same (township). |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Carbon |
| Description: | Carbon is a
coal mining town on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad. The name is of frequent occurrence in the United States and is given to
indicate the presence of coal deposits. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In
The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Centerville School |
| Description: | A
name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Centerville School |
| Description: | Named for a town. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Chariton School |
| Description: | Named for a creek or stream. |
| Source: | Adams,
Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1928. |
| Place name: | Chariton Township |
| Description: | Chariton Township was called the South Carolina of Macon Township before the war. It
takes its name from the middle fork of Chariton River which passes through the western boundary. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | City of Maples |
| Description: | See
Macon |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | College Mound |
| Description: | College Mound was laid out in 1854, by McGee College under the auspices of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church and named for the college and mound near by. This town overshadowed the village of Floretta
which was located on the main stage road from Huntsville to Bloomington. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Cottage |
| Description: | Cottage was
a country post office which was established in the nineties and was of short duration. (Mo. Gaz., (1899), p. 298; P.O. Guide,
(1904), p. 674; Williams, State of Missouri, Map p. 437) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Cox |
| Description: | This country
post office was named for its first postmaster, W.S. Cox. (Eaton, p. 191; Top. Map. Macon Quad.; Mo. Gaz., (1899), p. 300) (P.O.
Guide, (1904), p. 674) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Davis School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Dewey School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Dodd |
| Description: | Dodd was a
county post office established in the 1890s. It was probably named for a prominent family. (Mo. Gaz., (1899), p. 323; Williams,
HIST. N.E. MISSOURI, Vol. I, p. 434) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The
North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Drake Township |
| Description: | Drake Township was named after James Drake, who came from Iowa in 1849. (HIST.
RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 821, (note). |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The
North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Duck Creek School |
| Description: | Named for a creek or stream. |
| Source: | Adams,
Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1928. |
| Place name: | Eagle School |
| Description: | A family
name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Easley School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Easley Township |
| Description: | The
township was named after Judge William Easley, who emigrated from Kentucky after the year 1838. He was one of the judges
of the county court from 1852-56. (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 819). |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | East Valley School |
| Description: | A
name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | East Walker School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Economy (Vienna) |
| Description: | This village was first called Vienna. A store first was established here by C.H. Nelson,
who, when naming it said, "it was economy to buy at this place." This place was first settled in 1837 by Col. Chas. Hamilton.
(HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 804; Williams, HIST. N.E. MISSOURI, Vol. I, p. 434; Eaton, p. 191; Top. Map, Atlanta; Mo. Gaz,
(1899), p. 334) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Economy School |
| Description: | Named for a town. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Elk Fork School |
| Description: | Named for a creek or stream. |
| Source: | Adams,
Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1928. |
| Place name: | Elmer (Mercyville) |
| Description: | The town of Mercyville was platted as early as 1865. "The first blacksmith in Mercyville
was "pop" Williams and his wife, Mercy for whom the town was named." In 1888 the village of Elmer was laid out by the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. In 1905, these towns consolidated. The station of Elmer was a mile west. Very few
people remain at Old Mercyville. (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 820; Eaton, pp. 191-2; P.O. Guide, (1915), p. 552; J.G. Trimble,
Names File No. 7) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Emerson (Excello) |
| Description: | The village of Emerson is in Macon County. When a post office was established there it
was found that there was already a post office by that same name in the state, so the name was changed to Excello. (Top. Map,
Macon Quad.; Mo. Gaz., (1889), p. 343; Mo., Gaz., (1899), p. 346; P.O. Guide, (1915), p. 553; Williams, State of Missouri, (Map, p.
437) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Ethel |
| Description: | The town of
Ethel was laid out in April, 1888 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. The village was originally called Ratliff. It is
thought that there was a family by that name living there. (Eaton, p. 192; Mo. Gaz. (1899), p. 344; P.O. Guide (1915), p. 552;
Williams, State of Missouri (map, p. 437) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In
The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Ettle |
| Description: | See
Redman |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Evelyn |
| Description: | Evelyn is a
village on the Santa Fe Railroad. (MISSOURI GAZ. (1899), p. 331; Postal Guide (1915), p. 552; Williams, STATE OF MISSOURI,
(map, p. 437) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Excello School |
| Description: | Named for a town. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Fairbanks School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Fletcher School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Floyd School |
| Description: | A family
name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Forest School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Fox School |
| Description: | A family
name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Friendship |
| Description: | See
Narrows Creek. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Gee School |
| Description: | A family
name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Gifford |
| Description: | "In about
1900 some promoters started to build a railroad down to the Chariton River from Centerville, Iowa called the Iowa and St. Louis
Railroad. The road was built as far south as in Macon County at Mercyville. The first station in Macon County was called Gifford.
This was so great a boom to the town that a new town one-half mile south was started, which was called South Gifford." The
name may perhaps have been borrowed from Illinois. (Williams, STATE OF MISSOURI (map, p. 437; Gannett, p. 137; P.O. GUIDE
(1915), p. 552; Williams, HIST. of N.E. MISSOURI, Vol. 1, p. 436) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl
Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1928. |
| Place name: | Gipson School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Glaston School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Goff School |
| Description: | A family
name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Green School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Hammack |
| Description: | Mr.
Hammack had a water mill on the Chariton River. The village must have taken his name for a trading point. (MO GAZ. (1899), p.
412; Webb Ruby; P.O. GUIDE, (1904), p. 674; HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, pp. 752-3) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Hammock School |
| Description: | Named for a town. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Hart |
| Description: | Hart is a village
on the Santa Fe Railroad. (Williams, STATE OF MISSOURI, Vol. 1, p. 435) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Hazel Grove School |
| Description: | A name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Hickory Grove School |
| Description: | A name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | High Hill School |
| Description: | A
name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Highland School |
| Description: | A
name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Hildreth |
| Description: | Hildreth is the
station at the Still-Hildreth Sanatorium near the town of Macon. Dr. A.G. Hildreth is the superintendent. (Edgar White (letter); P.O.
GUIDE (1925) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Holman School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Hopewell School |
| Description: | See
Macon |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Hudson Township |
| Description: | Hudson Township may have been named for the Hudson Land Company. See Macon.
(HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 763) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The
North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Independence School |
| Description: | An abstract name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Jake Grove School |
| Description: | A
name of unknown origin. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Johnson School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Johnston Township |
| Description: | "Johnston Township was reorganized in 1872 and named in honor of Colonel Richard
Johnston, who came here from Virginia in 1830 and settled upon the present site of Sue City." (TOP. MAP, ATLANTA: HIST.
RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 809) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North
Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Jordan |
| Description: | "Jordan post
office was located in 183- by Jordan Hall and R.C. Mitchell. The post office took its name from its first postmaster, Jordan Hall."
(HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 753) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The
North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Kaseyville |
| Description: | A country
post office which was named after its first postmaster, Singleton L. Kasey. (Webb Ruby; MO. GAZ. (1878-9), p. 367; P.O. GUIDE
(1904), p. 674) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Kaseyville School |
| Description: | Named for a town. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Kellogg |
| Description: | Kellogg was
a country post office established about 1899 and named for its first postmaster, Mr. R. Kellogg. (MO. GAZ. (1899), p.
699) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Keota |
| Description: | The village of
Keota was opened up in 1900 by Kansas and Texas Coal Company. It might be that this was a trade name founded by the
company. (HIST. MACON, p. 127; Potal Guide (1915), p. 552) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl
Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1928. |
| Place name: | Keota School |
| Description: | Named
for a town. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Kern |
| Description: | Kern is in the
Chariton Valley and was named after Judge Robert Kern of St. Louis. Judge Kern was one of the first advocates of ditch
construction to reclaim the valley lands from overflow. (Eaton, p. 192) |
| Source: | Adams,
Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1928. |
| Place name: | King School |
| Description: | A family
name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | La Crosse |
| Description: | La Crosse
is the post office at Oliver Station on the Santa Fe Railroad. La Crosse is probably a French name meaning "The Cross." Oliver
may have been a family name. (Mo. Gaz. (1889), p. 726) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | La Plata |
| Description: | La Plata was
laid out in 1855 by Lewis Gex and Thomas Saunders. The name is of Spanish origin and means "wrought silver." There is also a
South American river by this name. Saunders and Gex drew lots to see what the town would be named. Mr. Gex wanted to
name it Charlotsville for a favorite sister but Saunders got the lucky straw.
The name has a variety of pronunciations. The broad of the East, the short of the West and the long of its own inhabitants
and train criers. The town was probably incorporated September 29, 1856. (Eaton, p. 192; Gannett, p. 181; HIST. RANDOLPH &
MACON, p. 811; P.O. GUIDE (1925), p. 853; LA PLATA HOME PRESS, March 15, 1928) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | La Porte |
| Description: | See Ten
Mile. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | La Porte School |
| Description: | Named for a town. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Leathers School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Lindy School |
| Description: | A family
name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Lingo |
| Description: | The village of
Lingo was named in honor of Judge Samuel Lingo. The place was originally called "Peabody's Woodyard." Colonel Peabody
stacked up his wood there which was purchased by the railroad for its engines. The village was platted in 1873. (Williams, HIST.
N.E. MISSOURI, Vol. 1, p. 433; HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 121; Mo. Gaz. (1889), p. 764; P.O. GUIDE (1904), p.
674) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Lingo School |
| Description: | Named
for a town. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Lingo Township |
| Description: | Lingo Township was named after Judge Samuel Lingo who came from Kentucky in 1835.
(HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 752) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The
North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Loe Township |
| Description: | See
Valley Township. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Longville |
| Description: | Longville
was a country village. No information concerning this name could be found. (TOP. MAP, MACON QUAD.: P.O. GUIDE (1904), p.
674; Williams, STATE OF MISSOURI (map, p. 437) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place
Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Love Lake City |
| Description: | The
town of Love Lake City and Love Lake take their names after James M. Love. Mr. Love laid out the town in 1868. (MISSOURI GAZ.
(1889), p. 764; HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 805; TOP. MAP, ATLANTA; P.O. GUIDE (1915), p. 552) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Love Lake School |
| Description: | Named for a town. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Love Valley School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Lyda |
| Description: | A country post
office established about 1878-9. It was probably named after the Lyda family. (MO. GAZ. (1878-9), p. 414; MO. GAZ. (1898-9), p.
768; HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 789) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In
The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Macon |
| Description: | Macon, the
county seat of Macon County was laid out in 1856. Before this the county seat was located at Bloomington, a thriving town
which has since disappeared. During the Civil War the marked southern sympathizers of Bloomington aroused the indignation of
General Lewis Merrell, commander of the Federal post at Macon. In 1862 he ordered Major Thomas Moody to burn the town. At
the suggestion of Major Moody, who disliked to carry out such a harsh order, it was decided that Bloomington should be
destroyed in a more humane manner. Major Moody was candidate to the legislature that year and he introduced a bill for the
removal of the county seat to Macon. The bill was pased as an act of military necessity. It was named, as the county, in honor of
Nathaniel Macon.
"Macon City may be called the "City of Maples." Mr. James Terrill in the spring of the centennial year, gave all parties desiring
trees, as many maple trees as they could plant." The original town, Macon City was laid out in 1856.
The town of Hudson adjoining Macon City was laid out by the Hudson Land Company in 1857. It probably took its name from the
land company. There had been much rivalry, between Hudson and old Macon City, but in 1859, the legislature incorporated the
two towns under one name, Macon City. The legislature in 1863 passed a law changing the county seat from Bloomington to
Macon, striking out the word City. The town was named for the county, (q.v.). (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, pp. 763, 798;
MACON COUNTY ATLAS, p. 58; Eaton, pp. 190-91; TOP. MAP, MACON QUAD. : P.O. GUIDE (1925), p. 853; Stevens, Vol. 1, p.
770) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Macon City |
| Description: | See
Macon |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Macon County |
| Description: | Macon
County was organized January 6, 1837. It was named in honor of Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina. He had an unswerving
faith in the people to govern themselves and a favorite saying of his was: "If left alone they will always do what's right." (HIST.
OF RAN. & MACON, p. 709; Eaton, p. 191; RECORD OF CHAR. COUNTY, p. 17; TOP. MAP, MACON) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Manhart School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Maple |
| Description: | Maple was a
country post office which was discontinued in 1889. It was probably named for the Maple trees which are numerous in the
county. (MO. GAZ., (1876-7), p. 310; MO. GAZ. (1889), pp. 795; HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 806) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Maple Grove School |
| Description: | A name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Marshall School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | McClainesville School |
| Description: | A family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | McLeansville |
| Description: | McLeansville was named after Dr. McLean, and the village was started about 1834. (HIST.
RANDOLPH & MACON, pp. 751-2) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The
North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | McNeeley School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Mechanicsburg |
| Description: | "Mechanicsburg was a small place containing a store and a post office. There is no post
office there now." The name was probably brought from Ohio and named after the village by that same name. (HIST. RANDOLPH
& MACON, p. 800) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Mercyville |
| Description: | See
Elmer |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Middle Fork Township |
| Description: | "Middle Fork Township lies in the southeast corner of the county and is watered by the
middle fork of Salt River and its tributaries." (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 751) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Miller School |
| Description: | A family
name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Moccasinville |
| Description: | See
Axtel |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Moody School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Morrow School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Morrow Township |
| Description: | The first mill in the county was erected by William Morrow. He was one of the oldest
settlers and the township was evidently named after him. (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 737) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Mt. Vernon School |
| Description: | Named for a church. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1928. |
| Place name: | Murry School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Narrows Creek |
| Description: | Narrows Creek is the name of the post office at Friendship. It is a farming settlement. (TOP.
MAP, MACON QUAD.; MO. GAZ., (1876-7), p. 341; MO. GAZ. (1899), p. 848 |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Nash School |
| Description: | A family
name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | New Boston |
| Description: | "This
town was named after Boston Massachusetts and was laid out in 1846. The town of New Boston was moved west into Linn
County about 1872 (q.v.), New Boston, Linn County. The town was originally called Robison." It was probably named Robison
after a family. (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 822; Williams, HIST. OF N.E. MISSOURI, Vol. 1, p. 436) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | New Cambria |
| Description: | This
town was first platted in 1861 and originally called Stockton, in honor of James Stocks, who was a railroad contractor on the
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad. In 1864, as the result of an advertisement of "Free Missouri" which appeared in a Welsh
newspaper in Utica, New York, representatives were sent to this state to select a location for a large colony of Welsh
immigrants. In order to attract the Welsh Commissioners the name of Stockton was changed to New Cambria which means "New
Wales." "Two places were under consideration, New Cambria and Gomer in Caldwell County, but, unfortunately for the latter
place, the killing by southern sympathizers of two Union soldiers on the streets of Kingston while the commissioners were
staying there, caused them to decide in favor of New Cambria."
Cambria or Cumbria which is etymologically akin to Cumberland is an ancient poetic name for Wales, "the land of Cymry or
Cumbre," a word usually interpreted as meaning "compatriots."
(HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 753; Eaton, p. 192; Espenshade, pp. 161-1) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | New Castle |
| Description: | "The
parties operating the first shaft (for coal) called the place New Castle naming it after a famous coal town of England, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne." (Note: The various coal mines were designated by names instead of numbers as they are now). (HIST. RANDOLPH
& MACON, p. 101-103) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Newberg School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Newburg |
| Description: | "This town
must have been in existence in the 1840s."Its principal rival was La Plata, but the coming of the Wabash in 1867 gave it new life.
The town was probably influenced by towns in New York and Massachusetts having the same name. (Williams, HIST. N.E.
MISSOURI, Vol. 1, p. 434; Gannett, p. 223) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In
The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Nickellton |
| Description: | This town
was named in honor of Davidson Nickell, a prominent man in the vicinity. (Mo. Gaz., (1889), Guide, (1915), p.
552) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Nickellton School |
| Description: | Named for a town. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Oak Grove School |
| Description: | A
name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Oak Ridge School |
| Description: | A
name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Oakwood School |
| Description: | A
name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Old Centerville |
| Description: | See
Woodville |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Oliver |
| Description: | See La
Crosse |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Osborne School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Owenby Settlement |
| Description: | See Bloomington |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Peabody's Woodyard |
| Description: | See Lingo |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place
Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | People School |
| Description: | An
abstract name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Pleasant Grove School |
| Description: | A name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Prairie Dale School |
| Description: | A
name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Prairie School |
| Description: | A
name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Redman (Ettle) |
| Description: | Redman was formerly known as Ettle. The post office probably took its name from George
Redman who was a prominent man in the vicinity. (Mo. Gaz., (1889), p. 940; Top. Map. Atlanta; HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p.
1075; Williams, State of Missouri, p. 437) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In
The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Redman School |
| Description: | Named for a town. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Riley School |
| Description: | A family
name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Robison |
| Description: | See New
Boston |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Rock Creek School |
| Description: | Named for a creek or stream. |
| Source: | Adams,
Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1928. |
| Place name: | Rogers School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Rose Hill School |
| Description: | A
name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Round Grove |
| Description: | See
Anabel |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Round Grove Township |
| Description: | Round Grove Township was reorganized in 1872. (Top. Map, Atlanta; HIST. RANDOLPH &
MACON, p. 757) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Seibert School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Seney |
| Description: | A country
post office named after Seney Price, a citizen living there. (Webb Ruby; Mo. Gaz., (1889), p. 1345; Mo. Gaz., (1904), p.
674) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Seney School |
| Description: | Named
for a town. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Snow |
| Description: | A country post
office established in Macon County in 1898-9, probably named for the Snow family. (Mo. Gaz., (1898-9), p. 1360; HIST.
RANDOLPH & MACON, pp. 1076-78) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The
North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | South Gifford |
| Description: | See
Gifford |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Star School |
| Description: | A family
name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Steele School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Stinking Creek |
| Description: | "This
inelegant appelative was applied to that stream, because the water therein presented a muddy appearance and when stirred
emitted an obnoxious odor." (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 737) |
| Source: | Adams,
Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1928. |
| Place name: | Stockton |
| Description: | See New
Cambria. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Stowe School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Sue City |
| Description: | Sue City
was laid out in 1868 by Joseph T. Ryster, a prosperous farmer, for his wife, Susan. (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 809; P.O.
Guide, (1904), p. 674; Top. Map, Atlanta). |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In
The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Sue City School |
| Description: | Named for a town. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Swan Lake |
| Description: | "Swan
Lake was so named because it resembles a swan in appearance." (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 754) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Swan Lake School |
| Description: | A
name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Ten Mile (La Porte) |
| Description: | La Porte was a hamlet laid out by a man who came from Indiana. It was probably named
after the county in that state. The word is of French origin meaning the "door" or "opening," in this case it meant between two
stretches of prairies. The post office was known as Ten Mile. Both the village and the township of Ten Mile take their names from
the creek which is ten miles in length. (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 785; Gannett, p. 181; Top. Map, Atlanta; Mo. Gaz., (1899),
p. 729) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Ten Mile Creek |
| Description: | Ten
Mile Creek is said to be ten miles long, hence the name. (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 785) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Ten Mile School |
| Description: | Named for a creek or stream. |
| Source: | Adams,
Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1928. |
| Place name: | Teter School |
| Description: | A family
name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Thurman School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Titus Creek |
| Description: | "William
Titus erected the first mill in the township, locating it on Titus Creek about the year 1840." The creek was probably named for him.
(HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 810) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The
North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Trestle Lake |
| Description: | "The
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad constructed a trestle work through the north end of Trestle Lake." (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON,
p. 754) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Tullvania |
| Description: | The village
of Tullvania was named after Nicholas Tull. (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 822; Eaton, p. 192; Campbell, p. 337; P.O. Guide
(1904), p. 672) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Union Grove School |
| Description: | A name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Union Ridge School |
| Description: | A
name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Valley Township |
| Description: | Valley Township was originally named in honor of Jacob Loe, an early settler, and was
called Loe Township. The name was changed in 1872 by the county court to Valley Township. "The township is located in flat
prairie land." (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 799; Macon Co. Soil Map, pp. 5-6) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Vanfleet School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Waddell School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Walker School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Waller School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Walnut |
| Description: | A country
post office established about 1889 on Walnut Creek. (Mo. Gaz. (1889), p. 1487; Mo. Gaz. (1899), p. 1437; Williams, Hist. of N.E.
Vol. 1, p. 436) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Walnut School |
| Description: | A
name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Ward School |
| Description: | A family
name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of
Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Wardell School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | West Brown School |
| Description: | A family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | West Valley School |
| Description: | A name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | White Oak School |
| Description: | A
name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | White School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | White Township |
| Description: | White Township was named in honor of Randolph White, who came from Randolph County,
Missouri, after 1850. (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 807) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy.
"Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1928. |
| Place name: | Woodville (Old Centerville) |
| Description: | Old Centerville was situated near the lines of three counties, Shelby, Monroe and Randolph.
It was the first trading point in the county. It was laid out in 1883 and called Woodville. (HIST. RANDOLPH & MACON, p. 751;
Williams, HIST. N.E. MISSOURI, Vol. 1, p. 432; Campbell, p. 337; Top. Map, Macon Quad.) |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis.,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Woodville School |
| Description: | A
name of location. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central
Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Wright School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Wrinkler School |
| Description: | A
family name. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
| Place name: | Zion School |
| Description: | Named
for a church. |
| Source: | Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties
Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
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