Jefferson County Missouri Place Names: by Carole Goggin

Name

Town or Area

Schools & Districts

Mills

Mines

Railroad Stops

Post Offices

Township Name

Township & Range

Antonia

X

X

 

 

 

X

Rock

42 / 5

Argyle

 

 

 

 

 

X

Plattin

39 / 5

Armbruster

 

X

 

 

 

 

Plattin

39 / 5

Andrae

 

 

 

 

 

X

Meramec

?

Arnold

X

 

 

 

 

X

Rock

43 / 6

Avena

 

 

 

 

 

X

Central

Between Morse Mill and Hillsboro

Avoca

X

X

 

 

 

X

Plattin

39  /5

Bailey Station

(Hanover)

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Joachim

40 / 5

Baker (Hillcrest)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Central

41 / 4

Barnhart

X

X

 

 

X

X

Rock

42 / 6

Bear Creek

 

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec

43 / 4

Beck

X

 

 

 

 

X

Rock

43 / 6

Belews Creek

X

 

 

 

 

X

Central

41 / 4

Berresheim (Saline)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

43 / 5

Bethlehem

 

X

 

 

 

 

Big River

41 / 3

Black Hawk(e)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Big River

41 / 2

Blackwell

X

 

 

 

 

 

Valle

38 / 4

Blackwell *

 St. Francois

X

X

 

 

 

 

ST. FRANCOIS

38 / 3

Bowen

(Mt. Pleasant)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 / 6

Bowles *

St. Louis

 

X

 

 

 

 

ST. LOUIS

43 / 5

Breezy Heights

X

 

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 / 5

Brown

 

X

 

 

 

 

Big River

40 / 3

Buckeye

 

X

 

 

 

 

Central

40 / 4

Buck Creek

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joachim

 

Bulltown (Antonia)

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 / 5

Burgan’s Grove

Recrea-tion

 

 

 

 

 

Meramec

42 / 4

43 / 4

Bushberg

X

 

 

 

X

X

Joachim

41 / 6

Byers

X

 

 

 

 

 

Rock

43 / 6

Byrnes Mill

X

 

 

 

 

 

Meramec

42 / 3

Byrnesville

X

X

X

 

 

X

Meramec

42 / 3

Calvey

X

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec

42 / 3

Catawissa *

Franklin

X

 

 

 

 

 

FRANKLIN

43 / 2

Cedar (Pohlman)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec

43 / 4

Cedar Grove

 

X

 

 

 

 

Big River

41 / 3

Cedar Hill 

X

X

 

 

 

X

Big River

42 / 3

Cedar Hill Lakes

X

 

 

 

 

 

Big River

42 / 3

Central (Williams)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Central

41 / 4

Clifton

(Pevely)

 

 

 

 

 

X

Joachim

41 / 5

Cook

(Seckman)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 / 5

Cottage Farm

X

 

 

 

 

X

Big River

41 / 3

Crystal City

X

X

 

 

X

X

Joachim

40 / 6

Danby

X

X

 

 

 

X

Plattin

39 / 6

Derby City

(aka Festus)

X

 

 

 

 

X

Joachim

40 / 6

De Soto

X

X

 

 

X

X

Valle

39 / 4

DeMaree

(House Springs)

X

 

 

 

 

X

Meramec

42 / 4

Ditch

(Old Ditch)

mining

X

 

 

 

 

Big River

40  /2

Dittmer

X

X

 

 

 

X

Meramec

41 / 3

Dittmer’s Store

X

 

 

 

 

X

Meramec

42 / 3

Donnell

X

 

 

 

 

X

Joachim

40 / 5

Drakes

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dripping Springs

X

X

 

 

 

 

Valle

39 / 4

Dunklin

(Sch District)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Joachim

 

Echo Lake

X

 

 

 

 

X

Meramec

43 / 4

Engle

X

 

 

 

 

X

Joachim

41 / 6

Eureka*

St. Louis

X

 

 

 

 

 

ST. LOUIS

43 / 3

Fenton *

 St. Louis

X

 

 

 

 

 

ST. LOUIS

43 / 5

Festus

X

X

 

 

X

X

Joachim

40 / 6

Festus

(Sch District)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Joachim

 

Flamm

X

 

 

 

 

 

Rock

43 / 6

Fletcher

X

X

 

 

 

X

Big River

40 / 3

Fountain City

(De Soto)

X

 

 

 

 

 

Valle

39 / 4

Flucom

X

X

 

 

 

X

Plattin

39 / 5

Four Ridge

(Hooge, Gamache)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 / 5

Frumet

X

X

 

X

 

X

Big River

40 / 3

Fox

(Sch District)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

 

Gamache

(Four Ridge, Hooge)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 / 5

Genevieve

Aka Howe Sta.

 

 

 

 

X

 

Joachim

41 / 6

German School

(Dittmer)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec

41 / 3

42 / 3

German Settlement (Dittmer)

X

 

 

 

 

 

Meramec

41 / 3

42 / 3

Glaize

(Moss Hollow)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 / 5

Glen Park

 

 

 

 

X

 

Joachim

41 / 6

Glenfinlas

aka Tyro

 

 

 

 

 

X

Valle

39 / 3

Glenfield aka Glenfinlas

X

 

 

 

 

X

Valle

39 / 3

Glenwood

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Goldman

X

 

 

 

 

X

Central

41 / 4

Grandview

(Sch District)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Big River

40 / 3

Grubville

X

X

 

 

 

X

Big River

41 / 2

H. Williams

(Central)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Central

41 / 4

Halifax* Fenton

St. Louis

 

X

 

 

 

 

ST. LOUIS

 

Hampton

(High Ridge)

 

 

 

 

 

X

Meramec

43 / 4

Hanover

X

X

 

 

 

X

Joachim

40 / 5

Haverstick

 

X

 

 

 

 

Central

40 / 5

Hawkwood

(McNutt)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Joachim

41 / 6

Head’s Creek

 

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec

42 / 4

Hematite

X

X

 

 

X

X

Joachim

40 / 5

Hencke/Henke

X

 

 

 

 

 

Rock

42/43 5/6

Herculaneum

X

X

 

 

 

X

Joachim

41 / 6

Hieland (Highland)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Central

41 / 4

Highland

(Hieland)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Central

41 / 4

High Ridge

X

 

 

 

 

X

Meramec

43 / 4

High Ridge

 

X

 

 

 

 

Plattin

39 / 6

Highfield

(Hyfield)

X

X

 

 

 

 

Valle

39 / 5

Hillcrest

(Baker)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Central

41 / 4

Hillsboro Station

(Victoria Station)

X

 

 

 

X

X

Central

40 / 4

Hillsborough/Hillsboro

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

X

Central

40 / 4

Hoene Springs

X

 

 

 

 

 

Meramec

43 / 4

Hooge

(Four Ridge)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 / 5

Horine Station

(Horine)

X

X

 

 

X

X

Joachim

41 / 5

House Springs/ House’s Spring

X

X

 

 

 

X

Meramec

42 / 4

Howe Station     aka Genevieve

 

 

 

 

X

 

Plattin

41 / 6

Huskey

(Pleasant Hill)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Central

41 / 4

Huskey Town

X

 

 

 

 

 

Central

41 / 4

Hyfield (Highfield)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Valle

39 / 5

Illinois (Pevely)

 

 

 

 

X

 

Rock

42 / 6?

Imperial

X

 

 

 

X

 

Rock

42 / 6

Isle du Bois

 

 

 

 

 

X

Plattin

39 / 6

Jarvis

(near Sandy)

X

 

 

 

 

 

Central

41 / 5

Jefferson

 

 

 

 

X

 

Rock

42 / 6

Jefferson (R-7)

(Sch District)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Plattin

 

Jefferson Heights

X

 

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 / 5

Jefferson Mills

(Cedar Hill)

 

 

X

 

 

 

Meramec

42 / 3

Jerseydale

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Kidd

(White Oak)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec

43 / 4

Kimmswick

X

X

 

 

X

X

Rock

42 / 6

Kirkwood *

St. Louis

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knorpp

X

 

 

 

X

X

Plattin

39 / 5

Kohler City

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Koch Valley

X

X

 

 

 

 

Joachim

41 / 6

Koester/Maupin*Franklin Co

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

La Barque

X

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec

43 / 3

Lake Side

X

 

 

 

 

 

Rock

43 / 6

Lee or Loe

aka Viola

 

 

 

 

 

X

Big River

unk

Leight  

(Rock Creek)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

43 / 5

Liberty

(New Liberty)

X

X

 

 

 

 

Central

40 / 4

Ligouri

X

 

 

 

 

X

Rock

42 / 6

Limit(s)ville

(Festus)

X

 

 

 

 

 

Joachim

40 / 6

Linnville

(Frumet)

X

 

 

 

 

X

Big River

40 / 3

Linnville

(Morse Mill)

 

 

 

 

 

X

Big River

41 / 3

Little Switzerland

X

 

 

 

 

 

Central

41 / 4

Local

(Cedar Hill)

X

X

 

 

 

X

Meramec

42 / 4

Lone Dell

X

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

43 / 5

Long Bottom

(DeSoto)

X

 

 

 

 

 

Valle

39 / 4

Longview

 

 

 

 

 

X

Rock

43 / 5

Luckey

(Pleasant Ridge)

X

X

 

 

 

 

Valle

40 / 4

Ludwig

X

 

 

 

 

 

Joachim

40 / 5

Maddox Mill (Cedar Hill)

 

 

X

 

 

 

Meramec

42 / 3

Mammoth

(Oakland)

mining

X

 

 

 

 

Valle

39 / 3

Maness

 

X

 

 

 

 

Big River

40 / 3

Mapaville

X

 

 

 

 

X

Joachim

41 / 5

Maple Grove

(Dittmer)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec

42 / 3

Maupin*

Franklin Co

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

40 / 2

Maxville

(Soulard)

X

X

 

 

 

X

Rock

43 / 6

Mayfield

(Morse Mill)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Big River

41 / 3

Mc Cormack / McCormick, McCormic

mining

X

 

 

X

 

Plattin

39 / 6

Mc Daniel (Calvey)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec

42 / 3

Mc Kean (Fletcher)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Big River

40 / 3

Mc Gehan

 

X

 

 

 

 

Valle

39 / 4

Mc Mullin

 

X

 

 

 

 

Plattin

39 / 5

Mc Namee

 

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec

43 / 3

Mc Nutt

 

X

 

 

 

 

Joachim

41 / 6

Melzo

X

 

 

 

 

X

Valle

38 / 5

Meramec Hts.

X

 

 

 

 

 

Rock

43 / 5

Monticello

(aka Hillsboro)

X

 

 

 

 

 

Central

40 / 4

Montesano Springs

Resort

 

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 / 6

Moontown

X

X

 

 

 

 

Valle

38 / 4

Morse Mill

X

X

X

 

 

X

Big River

41 / 3

Moss Hollow

(Glaize)

 

X

 

 

 

X

Rock

42 / 5

Mothershead

 

X

 

 

 

 

Valle

39 / 4

Mt. Hope

X

X

 

 

 

 

Big River

41 / 3

Mt. Olive

(Rosenauer)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec

42 / 4

Mt. Freedom

X

 

 

 

 

 

Big River

40 / 3

Mt. Pleasant

(Bowen)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 / 6

Munsons

(McNutt)

X

 

 

 

 

 

Joachim

Near Horine

41 / 5

Murphy

X

 

 

 

 

X

Rock

43 / 5

Murphy Flats

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Rock

43 / 5

Napton

(De Soto)

X

 

 

 

 

X

Valle

39 / 4

New Detroit

(Crystal City)

X

 

 

 

 

 

Joachim

40 / 6

New Hartford

(Pevely)

X

 

 

 

X

 

Joachim 

41 / 6

Northwest

(Sch. District)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec/Big River

 

Nuelle

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

Meramec

42 / 4

Oak Ridge

(Oak Hill)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 / 4

Oak Hill

(Oak Ridge)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 / 4

Oak Grove

(Fletcher)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Big River

40 / 3

Oakland

(Mammoth)

X

X

 

 

 

 

Big River

39 / 3

Oakvale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plattin

39 / 5

Oceola

aka Regina

X

 

 

 

 

X

Meramec

42 / 4

Old Ditch

X

X

 

X

 

X

Big River

40 / 2

Olympian Village

X

 

 

 

 

 

Plattin

39 / 5

Opal

X

 

 

 

 

X

Central

41 / 4

Oerman(n)

X

 

 

 

 

 

Meramec

41 / 3

One Hundred and One Ranch

X

 

 

 

 

X

Meramec

42 / 3

Ottoville/Otto

X

 

 

 

 

X

Rock

42 / 5

Paulina Hill

X

 

 

 

 

 

Rock

43 / 5

Pacific*

Franklin Co

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

43 / 3

Papin

X

 

 

 

 

 

Plattin

39 / 5

Parkdale

X

 

 

 

 

 

Meramec

43 / 4

Peter Moore

 

X

 

 

 

 

Valle

39 / 4

Pevely

X

X

 

 

X

X

Joachim

41 / 6

Pevely Springs

(Pevely)

X

 

 

 

 

 

Joachim

41 / 5

Pfinister

 

X

 

 

 

 

Plattin

39 / 5

Plattin

X

X

 

X

X

X

Plattin

39 / 6

Pleasant Grove

 

X

 

 

 

 

Joachim

40 / 5

Pleasant Hill

(Huskey)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Central

41 / 4

Pleasant Ridge

(Luckey)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Valle

40 / 4

Pleasant Valley

 

X

 

 

 

 

Joachim

41 / 5

Pohlman

(Cedar)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec

43 / 4

Prospect

 

X

 

 

 

 

Valle

38 / 4

R-7

 

X

 

 

 

 

Plattin

 

Regina

X

 

 

 

 

X

Meramec

42 / 4

Richwoods*

Washington Co

X

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

Riverside
(Pevely)

X

 

 

 

 

X

Joachim

41 / 5

Rock Creek

X

X

 

 

 

X

Rock

43 / 5

Rock Fort Hill

(East of Silica)

X

 

 

 

 

 

Joachim

41 /5

Rockport

X

John

 

 

Epes

Cowan

must

find

Rolf*

Ste. Genevieve

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rosenauer

(Mt. Olive)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec

42 / 4

Rush Tower

X

X

 

 

 

X

Plattin

39 / 6

Saline   

(Berresheim)

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

43 / 5

Saltpeter

X

X

 

X

 

 

Plattin

39 / 6

Sandy

X

X

 

X

 

 

Joachim

41 / 5

Sandy Bridge

X

 

 

 

 

X

Central

41 / 5

Sandy Mines

X

 

 

X

 

X

Central

41 / 5

Scheve

X

X

 

 

 

X

Meramec

42 / 3

Scottsdale

X

 

 

 

 

 

Meramec

42 / 4

Seckman

X

X

 

 

 

X

Rock

42 / 5

Seemel

X

X

 

 

 

X

Central

40 / 4

Selma

X

 

 

 

 

X

Joachim

40 / 6

Silica     (Hanover)

X

 

 

 

X

X

Joachim

41 / 5

Shady Valley

X

 

 

 

 

 

Rock

43 / 5

Soulard

(Maxville)

X

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

43 / 6

Selma

X

 

 

 

 

 

Plattin

40 / 6

Silica aka Bailey Station

X

 

 

 

X

X

Joachim

41 / 5

Smithland (Avoca)

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

Valle

39 / 5

Spitz

(Lone Dell)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

43 / 5

Springdale

X

X

 

 

 

 

Valle

39 / 4

Spring Forest

X

 

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 /5

Stringtown

X

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec

43 / 4

Stoney Point*

Ste. Genevieve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39 / 6

Sulphur Springs

Landing (aka Windsor Harbor)

X

X

 

 

X

X

Rock

42 / 6

Sunrise

 

X

 

 

 

 

Valle

38 / 39

4 & 5

on the line

Sunnyside

 

 

 

 

X

 

Rock

42 / 6

Tallow Hill

(High Ridge)

 

 

 

 

 

X

Meramec

43 / 4

Sylvan Hts.

X

John

 

 

Epes

Cowan

 

 

Tanglefoot

(aka Festus)

X

 

 

 

X

 

Joachim

40 / 6

Tarpley Mines

(Valles Mines)

mining

 

 

 

 

X

Valle

39 / 4

Telegraph

 

X

 

 

 

 

Plattin

40 / 6

Ten Acre Park

 

recreation

 

 

 

 

 

Rock

43 / 6

Tenbrook

(Riverside)

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

Rock

43 / 6

Tunnell

X

 

 

 

 

X

Valle

38 / 5

Twin River Park

X

recreation

 

 

 

 

 

Meramec

43 / 4

Tyro

(Vineland)

X

 

 

 

 

X

Valle

39 / 4

Valles Mines

X

X

 

X

 

 

Valle

38 / 5

Valley Park*

St. Louis Co

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

43 / 2

Vansant

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Victoria  / Victoria Sta.

X

X

 

 

X

X

 

Central

40 / 4

Vinegar Hill

(Vineland)

X

 

 

 

 

 

Valle

39 / 4

Vineland

Aka Tyro

X

X

 

 

X

X

Valle

39 / 4

Viola aka

Lee / Loe

X

 

 

 

 

X

Big River

unk

W. T. Vernon

(Kimmswick)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 / 6

Ware

X

X

 

 

 

X

Big River

40 / 3

Weber Hill

X

 

 

 

 

 

Meramec

43 / 4

West Kimmswick (aka Imperial)

X

 

 

 

X

X

Rock

42 / 6

White

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

42 / 6

White Oak

(Kidd)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Meramec

43 / 4

Wideman’s Mill (Morse Mill)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big River

41 / 3

Williams

(Central)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Central

41 / 4

Wickes

X

 

 

 

 

 

Rock

 

Windsor Harbor (Kimmswick)

X

X

 

 

X

 

Rock

42 / 6

Windsor

(Sch District)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

 

Yates

(Rock Creek)

 

X

 

 

 

 

Rock

43 / 5

Yerkes Mill

(Byrnesville)

 

 

X

 

 

 

Meramec

42 / 3

Zion

X

X

 

 

 

 

Joachim

41 / 5

 


Text Box: SOURCES USED:
·        Old Settlers Association Notes and News: most from Tri-City Independent – Feb 29, 1940
·        Jefferson County History Center
·        Our Jefferson County Heritage, Rutledge, Zoe Booth, © 1970 
·        Township Map of Jefferson County, MO 1810 boundary, pub W. W. Hixon, Map & Atlas Co., Rockford, IL (no date)
·        Place names of Jefferson County by Dr. Robert L. Ramsay, Dept of Eng U of Mo. 
·        1876 Historical Atlas Map, Jefferson County, MO., compiled by Brink, McDonough & Co., 1876
·        1898 Standard Atlas of Jefferson County, MO, Compiled and Published by Geo A. Ogle and Co. , 1898
·        Jefferson County MO, Schools Analysis, Hallemann, Dave, Jefferson County Historical Society.
·        Jefferson County MO 2005 Plat Book, Marceline Mapping, Marceline MO © 2005
·        Schools, Jefferson County Mo 1806-1982, compiled Della Lang
·        Schools Map drawn by Dave Hallemann © 1998
·        Post Offices of Jefferson County, MO 1811-1996, Compiled by Della Lang, Pub Jefferson Heritage and Landmark Society JC, MO © 1996
·        Wunnenberg’s 2006 Jefferson County Street Guide, St. Louis Maps, Inc., St. Louis Mo © 2006
·        Road Map of Jefferson County, Union Electric Co., no date
·        History of Jefferson County, Missouri and Festus and Crystal City, Missouri, Litton, Howard C. , ©1987, pub by Howard Litton