Jefferson County Place Names,
1928-1945
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Place
name: |
Adam Creek |
Description: |
See Muddy Creek. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Adams School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Central Township. Probably named for John Adams, the second president of the
United States. (Russell (1932, (1937) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Andrae |
Description: |
According to the postal guides
this was a post office in Jefferson County from 1891 to 1895, but nothing
more could be learned of the place. (Postal Guide (1891-1895) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Antire Creek |
Description: |
Rises in southern Bonhomme
Township, flows into Jefferson County, then into the Meramec River.
(unsolved) (PLAT BOOK (1909) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Antonia |
Description: |
A post office in southwestern Rock
Township, established in 1876 and discontinued in 1904. Anton Yeager, who
owned some land here, deeded his brother, Joe Yeager, an acre of ground on
which Joe built a cabin and a store. When the place became a center for the
community, Joe gave his brother's name to the place and added the suffix
"ia." Also said to be named for Anton Yeager's wife, Antonia.
(Campbell (1874), 283; COUNTY ATLAS (1876), 446; MISSOURI GAZ. (1876);
HANDBOOK MISSOURI (1880); COUNTY HISTORY (1888); Postal Guide (1876-1904);
NAT. MAP (1930); Hoeken; Rippy) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Armbruster School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Valle
Township. Named for a family who farm in this community. (Lee (1932); Powers;
Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Avoca |
Description: |
A settlement made on Joachim Creek
in Valle Township about 1830. A post office was established in 1853 and
discontinued in 1888. Probably named for Thomas Moore's poem, "Sweet
Vales of Avoca." (Hayward (1853); Parker (1865); Goodwin (1867), 3; Campbell
(1874), 283; MISSOURI GAZ. (1876); COUNTY ATLAS (1876); HAND-BOOK MISSOURI
(1880); COUNTY HIST. (1888), 446; Postal Guide (1868-1888); Gannett (1902),
32) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1939. |
Place
name: |
Bailey |
Description: |
A station on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad in Joachim Township. It was named for John Martin Bailey (b. 1821),
a farmer and an old resident of that neighborhood. The post office was
established in 1868 and discontinued in 1876 and was known as Hanover.
Hanover is a province of Germany, but why the name was chosen for the
Missouri post office is not known. There are many Germans in the county.
Bailey was also known as Bailey Station. (MISSOURI GAZ. (1876); COUNTY HIST.
(1888), 445; Campbell (1874), 283; Postal Guide (1868-1876); Parker (1865);
Goodwin (1867), 3; COUNTY ATLAS (1876); HAND-BOOK MISSOURI (1880); NAT. MAP
(1930); R.M. ATLAS (1930); Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Bailey Station |
Description: |
See Bailey. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Barnhart |
Description: |
A post office established in 1902
in southern Rock Township on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Named for the
Barnhart family, who own a large tract of land here. (Postal Guide (1902
ff.); NAT. MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938); Bailey; Miss Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Bear Creek |
Description: |
A creek rising in Meramec Township
and flowing southwest into Heads Creek. Named because bears were seen on this
creek in early days. (NAT. MAP (1930); Bailey; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Bear Creek School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Meramec Township, established about a hundred years ago. Named for the creek.
(Powers; Nollman) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Beck |
Description: |
A post office established in 1900
and discontinued in 1902 in northeast Rock Township. Named for Mr. Beck, who
was a merchant here. (Postal Guide (1900-1902); NAT. MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS
(1938); Ogle; Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Belews Creek [1 of 2] |
Description: |
An early post office, established
in 1868 and discontinued in 1904, in southern Meramec Township on a tributary
of Big River bearing the same name. The post office took its name from the
creek. (Goodwin (1867); Campbell (1874), 283; COUNTY ATLAS (1876); HAND-BOOK
MISSOURI (1880); COUNTY HIST. (1888), 446; Postal Guide (1868- 1904); NAT.
MAP (1930); Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Belews Creek [2 of 2] |
Description: |
A tributary of Big River rising in
Central Township and flowing northwest into Big River in southern Meramec
Township. Named for William Belew who settled on the creek in 1778. (COUNTY
HIST. (1888), 371; NAT. MAP (1930); Bailey; Miss Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Bethlehem Church |
Description: |
A Missionary Baptist Church eight
miles northwest of Hillsboro. The pioneers, Lewis and James Williams, are
said to have been the founders of this church in 1829. No records were kept
until 1833. A log church was erected in 1840 and a frame one in 1860. This is
the oldest church in Jefferson County. Cf. above. (Duncan (1882); COUNTY
HIST. (1888), 455; Hart) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Bethlehem School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Big
River Township that has been established about one hundred years. Named for
Bethlehem Church (q.v.) in which school was at first held. (Powers; Wilson) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Big River |
Description: |
A stream rising in Washington
County, winding through eastern Jefferson County, and emptying into the
Meramec River in north-central Meramec Township. It was discovered about 1720
by Francis Phillip Renault, a Frenchman who came up from Ste. Genevieve
looking for silver and lead mines. When Renault saw the river for the first
time, he was entranced with the beauty of the stream and the bordering hills and
exclaimed, "Grande Riviere!" He used "grande" in the
sense of beautiful, magnificient, or sublime, but it has since been
translated into "big," which is fallacious, for it is not big. Beck
(1823) says that it is sometimes called Grand River. Wetmore (1847) gives the
name as Big River or Negro Fork of Merrimac, and Parker (1865) and HAND-BOOK
MISSOURI (1880) call it Negro Creek, for reasons that have not been
discovered. (Wetmore (1847); Colton (1857); Beck (1823); COUNTY ATLAS (1876);
NAT. MAP (1930); Parker (1865); Schneider (1936); HAND-BOOK MISSOURI (1880) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Big River Township |
Description: |
The west-central township of
Jefferson County. One of the three original Townships. (See Jefferson
County). Named for the largest stream in the county which flows through this
Township. (COUNTY ATLAS (1876); COUNTY HIST. (1888), 391 ff.; R.M. ATLAS
(1938); NAT. MAP (1930) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Big Spring |
Description: |
A large spring which gushes out
from under a hill about a mile above the mouth of Heads Creek. This was
settled by James Head before 1800. (COUNTY ATLAS (1876) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Big Springs Church |
Description: |
A Missionary Baptist Church in the
northern part of the county, organized by Elders Stephens and Williams. A
concrete church was erected about 1864. Named for the spring. (COUNTY HIST.
(1888), 455) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Black Hawk School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
west-central Jefferson County. Probably named for the Indian warrior of the
Sacs who fought with the English in the War of 1812. (Lee (1932); Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Bourne Creek |
Description: |
A creek rising in northeastern
Meramec Township, and flowing northwest into Heads Creek near House Springs
(unsolved). (NAT. MAP (1930) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Bowen School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
eastern Rock Township. Probably named for Sherman W. Bowen (b. 1823), an
attorney and farmer who lived in Rock Township. (Lee (1932); Powers; COUNTY
HIST. (1888), 867) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Bowles School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
northern Rock Township. Named for a family. (Lee (1932); Powers; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Breezy Heights |
Description: |
A settlement in west-central Rock
Township. Named for its high location where the breezes blow. (R.M. ATLAS
(1938); Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Brighton Mills |
Description: |
A settlement three miles north of
House Springs. (unsolved) (Campbell (1874), 284) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Brown School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Big
River Township, established about 1865. Named for Joseph Brown (1826-1904), a
farmer who gave the school site. (Powers; Rogers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Buck Creek |
Description: |
A small stream flowing north in
Joachim Creek southwest of Bailey. Probably an animal name, from the old
hunting days, for elk and buffalo were plenteous in this county until about
1800. (COUNTY ATLAS (1876); COUNTY HIST. (1888), 373; Reppy) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Buckeye School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Central Township. Probably named for the bush. (Lee (1932); Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Bushberg |
Description: |
A post office established in 1868
and discontinued in 1904 in Joachim Township, on the Mississippi River and
St. Louis, San Francisco Railroad. A large vineyard was located here. Named
for Mr. Isador Bush, one of the proprietors of a nursery. Spelled incorrectly
Bushbey in Eaton (1916). (MISSOURI GAZ. (1876); Campbell (1874), 284; COUNTY
ATLAS (1876); COUNTY HIST. (1888), 383; HAND-BOOK MISSOURI (1880); NAT. MAP
(1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938); Postal Guide (1876-1904); Eaton (1901); Bailey;
Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Bushbey |
Description: |
See Bushberg. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Byers |
Description: |
A settlement in eastern Rock
Township on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. (unsolved). (NAT. MAP 1930; R.M.
ATLAS (1938) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Byrnesville |
Description: |
A post office established in 1886
and discontinued in 1904 in central Meramec Township. Named for M.F. Byrne,
miller and postmaster. Called Byne's Mill in Campbell (1874). (Campbell
(1874), 284; MISSOURI GAZ. (1876) COUNTY ATLAS (1876); COUNTY HIST. (1888),
446; NAT. MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938); Postal Guide (1886-1904) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Calvary Church |
Description: |
A Missionary Baptist Church in the
western part of the county, organized about 1855. The name is that of the
place (Luke 23:33) where Christ was crucified. (COUNTY HIST. (1888), 455) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Calvey Creek |
Description: |
A creek in Meramec Township. Named
for early settlers. (Konner) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Calvey School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Meramec Township, established before 1870. Named for the creek. (Powers;
Konner) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Cedar Grove School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school on Dry
Creek in western Jefferson County, established about 1865. Named for its
location in a cedar grove. (Powers; Harrison) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Cedar Hill |
Description: |
A post office established in 1886
and discontinued in 1910, in south-central Meramec Township. Spelled
Cedarhill (Postal Guide 1896- 1904). Named because of the many cedar trees on
the hillsides. (Campbell (1874), 284; COUNTY HIST. (1888), 446; NAT. MAP
(1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938); Postal Guide (1886-1910); Bailey; Ogle) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Cedar Hill Church |
Description: |
Formerly a Baptist Church near
Byrne's Mill, organized about 1854 by Reverend W. Stephens; now a Union
church. Named for the town. (COUNTY HIST. (1889), 455; Hart) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Cedar School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
northern Meramec Township, near the Meramec River, established in 1880. So
named because the school is surrounded by cedar trees. (Powers; Vornberg) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Central School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Central Township. So named for its location. (Lee (1932); Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Central Township |
Description: |
The central township of Jefferson
County, formed in 1842. It is surrounded by the other townships, hence its
name. (COUNTY ATLAS (1876); NAT. MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Charter Church |
Description: |
A Methodist Church, east of De
Soto (unsolved). (COUNTY HIST. (1888), 453; Fitch) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Church of Assumption |
Description: |
A Catholic Church at Hillsboro,
organized in 1869. The church was closed and sold in 1888. Cf. Assumption
Church, above. (HIST. ARCHDIOCESE ST. L. (1928) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Church of the Good Shepherd |
Description: |
A Catholic Church at Hillsboro
organized in 1934. A parochial school is attached. Cf. above. (CATH. DIR.
(1937) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Church of the Immaculate
Conception |
Description: |
A Catholic Church one-half mile
east of Maxville, organized in 1839. For the name cf. Immaculate Conception
Church, below. Parochial school is in charge of the Ursuline Sisters. (COUNTY
HIST. (1888); CATH. DIR. (1937) HIST. ARCHDIOCESE ST. L. (1928) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Copper Mill |
Description: |
In southern Jefferson County south
of De Soto (unsolved). (Parker 1865) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Crystal City |
Description: |
A town in Joachim Township on the
Mississippi River. In 1868 Forest Shepherd, mineralogist and geologist, Dr.
W.H. Bidwell, editor of the ECLECTIC MAGAZINE, New York, and Professor
Vincent of London, England, came west to examine the properties of the
Missiouri and Illinois Mineral and Land Company of New Haven, Connecticut.
They decided to build two plate glass factories. Dr. Bidwell received
assistance from Captain E.B. Ward of Detroit, Michigan and organized the
American Plate Glass Company. The company, being envied in St. Louis, did all
their business in Detroit and employed Detroit mechanics. The town was called
New Detroit at first, but at the first annual meeting of the directors at the
main office in Detroit, in answer to the question of how the natives liked
the name of the town, it was replied that they had their own name, Crystal
City, which seemed so appropriate that it was at once adopted. In early days
the place was known as Plattin's Landing, for the creek of this name flows
into the Mississippi River here. There are two explanations of the name
Crystal City: one is that it is from the sand from which glass is made and
the other is that it is from the clear (crystal) water of Plattin Creek,
which is fed by springs. (Postal Guide (1876--); MISSOURI GAZ. (1876); COUNTY
ATLAS (1876); HAND-BOOK MISSOURI (1880); Campbell (1876), 284; S.W.
IMMIGRATION (1881); COUNTY HIST. (1888), 436 f.; Douglass (1912); Eaton
(1916), 180; NAT. MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938); Fitzgerald) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Crystal Heights |
Description: |
The home of W.S. Jewett one mile
north of Crystal City on a high bluff oveerlooking the Mississippi River.
Named for its high location and proximity to Crystal City. (COUNTY HIST.
(1888), 442) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Crystal Junction |
Description: |
The junction of the St. Louis, San
Francisco and the Mississippi River and Bonne Terre Railroads just north of
Crystal City. The name is obviously from the junction of the railroads and
Crystal City. (NAT. MAP 1930) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Danby |
Description: |
A post office established in 1886
in southeastern Plattin Township (unsolved). (Postal Guide (1886--); NAT. MAP
(1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
De Soto |
Description: |
A town in north-central Valle
Township on Joachim Creek and the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Van Home settled
on a farm here in 1808. In 1855 Colonel John W. Fletcher built the first
house and a sawmill. The town was laid out in September, 1857, by Thomas C.
Fletcher (see Fletcher) and Louis James Rankin. The post office was
established soon after the town was laid out. It was incorporated first on
February 12, 1869. The St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railroad (now
the Missouri Pacific) agreed to locate their machine shops here if the city
would give a tract of land and exempt the railroad from city taxes. In order
to do this, the city was disincorporated on August 12, 1872,and
reincorporated so as to exclude the lands intended to be donated to the railroad.
Named for Fernando De Soto, the great Spanish explorer, who discovered the
Mississippi River in 1541 and is reputed to have been the first white man on
Missouri soil. (Goodwin (1867), 12; Parker (1865); Campbell (1874), 284;
COUNTY ATLAS (1876); MISSOURI GAZ. (1876); Postal Guide (1868--); HAND-BOOK
MISSOURI (1880); S.W. IMMIGRATION (1881); COUNTY HIST. (1888), 431-6;
Douglass (1912); NAT. MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Derby City |
Description: |
See Festus. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Ditch Creek |
Description: |
A creek rising in Washington
County and flowing northeast into Big River Township in western Big River
Township. Named for the Ditch family who lived on the creek. (NAT. MAP
(1930); Miss Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Dittmer |
Description: |
A post office since 1876 in
southwestern Meramec Township. Named for William Dittmer, postmaster. Called
Dittmer's Store in Postal Guide. (1895-1899). (Campbell (1874), 284; COUNTY
ATLAS (1876); MISSOURI GAZ. (1876); HAND-BOOK MISSOURI (1880); COUNTY HIST.
(1888), 446; Eaton (1916), 180; NAT. MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938); Postal
Guide (1876--) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Dittmer's Store |
Description: |
See Dittmer. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Donnell |
Description: |
A station on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad in southwestern Joachim Township. Named for Eli Donnell, merchant,
farmer, and dairyman. (b. 1831) (COUNTY HIST. (1888), 879; NAT. MAP (1930);
R.M. ATLAS (1938); Weaver; Bailey; J.F. Donnell; Miss Donnell) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Dowling Creek |
Description: |
A small stream rising in southern
Meramec Township and flowing north into Heads Creek. Named for a family of
Dowlings. Also called Dulin Creek. (COUNTY ATLAS (1876); NAT. MAP (1930);
Miss Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Drakes |
Description: |
A settlement in northern Plattin
Township. Named for H.P. Drake, a prominent merchant and farmer. (NAT. MAP
(1930); Weaver; Bailey; Fitzgerald) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Dripping Spring |
Description: |
A spring near De Soto. A
descriptive name. (Couch) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Dripping Springs School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school near De
Soto. Named for a spring nearby. (Lee (1932); Powers; Couch) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Dry Creek |
Description: |
A small stream flowing into Big
River near its mouth. Named because the bed of the creek is dry except for
when it rains. (Wetmore (1837); Beck (1823); Weaver; Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Dulin Creek |
Description: |
See Dowling Creek. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Engel |
Description: |
A station on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad in northern Joachim Township. Named for the Engel family who lived
here. Spelled Enge in R.M. ATLAS. (R.M. ATLAS (1938); Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Festus |
Description: |
A town in southeastern Joachim
Township. In 1878 W.J. Adams laid out the first lots. D. McAlester laid out
the northeastern part of the town and named it Derby City, for what reason is
unknown. Derby is a stock name for American towns, being found twenty times
in eighteen states. All come originally, of course, from Derby, England. A
post office was established in 1886. The town was incorporated in 1887. It
was originally known as Tanglefoot, because the whisky sold to some of the
inhabitants caused them to get their feet tangled in the brush as they
returned to their homes. As the town became more populous the inhabitants
disowned the vulgar name and named the place Limitville, the name being
suggested by the fact that the eastern boundary of the town was the western
boundary of the Crystal City Plate Glass Company; consequently its expansion
towards Crystal City was limited. Another explanation of the name Limitville
is that the glass company owned all the land in Crystal City and they ordered
that no intoxicating liquor may be brought on the premises. It was known by
this name until the name Festus was adopted. The story concerning the naming
of Festus that is generally believed is that when the post office was
established and a name had to be selected, James H. Waggener, brother of S.T.
Waggener, the first postmaster, selected the name by opening the Bible and
choosing the first name which he saw. Festus was the governor of Caesarea
before whom Paul was accused (Acts XXV). It has been suggested that the town
may have been named for a poem, "Festus," written by Philip James
Bailey (1816-1902), published in 1839, and very popular in England. By 1889
thirty pirated editions had been made in America. Sextus Pompeius Festus (2nd
century A.D.), A Roman grammarian, may have been honored in the naming of the
town. Little credence is given to the story that the town was named to honor
Festus Wade, the St. Louis banker. (Postal Guide (1886--); COUNTY HIST.
(1888), 440 f.; NAT. MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938); Kunitz (1936); Bailey;
England; Fitzgerald) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Fletcher |
Description: |
A post office since 1896 except
for the years 1899-1901, in southeast Big River Township near the Washington
County line. Named for Thomas C. Fletcher (1827-1899), lawyer and governor of
Missouri (1865-1869), who was born at Herculaneum. (Postal Guide (1896-1899);
(1910--); NAT. MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938); Bailey; Hoeken) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Flucom |
Description: |
A post office established in 1892
and discontinued in 1918 in west-central Plattin Township. This was a German
settlement made soon after the Civil War by Christian Fink, a German who
first settled in Texas, fought in the Civil War, and then came to Missouri.
Mr. Fink is said to have named both the creek and the town for a small town
in Germany. No such town appears to exist in Germany today. (Postal Guide (1892-1918);
NAT. MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938); Fink) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Flucom Creek |
Description: |
A small stream flowing into
Plattin Creek south of Plattin. (See Flucfom) (COUNTY ATLAS 1876) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Four Ridge School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
western Rock Township. A descriptive name. (Lee (1932); Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Frumet |
Description: |
A post office established in 1876
and discontinued in 1910. The Frumet Company operated lead mines here;
doubtless named for the company. (Campbell (1874), 282; MISSOURI GAZ. (1876);
COUNTY ATLAS (1876); HAND-BOOK MISSOURI (1880); COUNTY HIST. (1888), 446;
Postal Guide (1876-1910); Bailey; Hoeken) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Glaize Creek |
Description: |
See Grand Glaize Creek. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Glen Park |
Description: |
A village in Joachim Township on
the Mississippi River and the Frisco Railroad. So named for the Glen family
who owned land here. (NAT. MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938); Miss Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Glenfinlas |
Description: |
This name was listed by Hayward in
1853 among the post offices in Jefferson County, Missouri, but I have not
found it mentioned elsewhere. (Hayward 1853) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Glenwood |
Description: |
A station on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad. Probably named for the Glenwood Lime and Cement Company, which was
located just south of Glen Park. (COUNTY HIST. (1888), 446; Campbell (1874),
284; HAND-BOOK MISSOURI (1880); Ockerson (1892), 2) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Goldman |
Description: |
A post office in northeastern
Central Township, established in 1895 and discontinued in 1901. Two Jews,
brothers named Goldman, owned a store here and gave their name to the place.
(Postal Guide (1895-1901); NAT. MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938); Harken) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Grand Glaize Creek |
Description: |
A creek flowing into the
Mississippi River near Sulphur Springs. Grand Glaize is a French name and
means "grand red earth;" the clay lands about Antonia probably gave
rise to the name. Known also by the shorter name of Glaize Creek. (COUNTY
ATLAS (1876); Schneider (1936); Reppy) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Grand River |
Description: |
See Big River. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Grubville |
Description: |
A post office in western Big River
Township near the Franklin County line. The postal guides listed this post
office in Franklin County from 1868 to 1889 and since 1889 in Jefferson
County, but it could not be found that the county line had changed. When the
postmaster asked for a name, a man by the name of Wilson had been "grubbing"
or digging out small post oaks, known locally as grubs, and suggested the
name, Grubville. (Postal Guide (1868--); Goodwin (1867), 46; MISSOURI GAZ.
(1876); COUNTY HIST. (1888); 446; Hart) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Hanover |
Description: |
See Bailey. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Haverstick School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
southwestern Joachim Township. Named for the Haverstick family. (Lee (1932);
Powers; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Heads Creek |
Description: |
A creek rising in southeastern
Meramec Township and flowing northwest into Big River. Named for James Head,
who settled at House Springs in 1795. Called Hedge Creek in COUNTY ATLAS
(1876). (NAT. MAP (1930); Weaver; COUNTY ATLAS (1876); COUNTY HIST. (1888),
371-2) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Hedge Creek |
Description: |
See Heads Creek. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Hematite |
Description: |
A post office in southwestern
Joachim Township on the Missouri Pacific Railroad laid out in August, 1861,
by Stephen Osburn. Named for an important ore of iron which was found here.
Spelled Hematite in Goodwin and Parker. (Postal Guide (1868--); Parker
(1865); Campbell (1874), 284; COUNTY ATLAS (1876); MISSOURI GAZ. (1876);
HAND-BOOK MISSOURI (1880); S.W. IMMIGRATION (1881); COUNTY HIST. (1888), 445;
Douglass (1912); Eaton (1916), 180; Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Henke |
Description: |
A station on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad in northeastern Rock Township. Named for the Henke family who lived
here. (NAT. MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Herculaneum |
Description: |
The first county seat of Jefferson
County, located on the Mississippi River in Joachim Township. Laid out in
1808 by Moses Austin and Samuel Hammond. The post office established on
November 1, 1811 was the only one in the county until 1837. Named by Moses
Austin because the edges of the limestone strata are worn away so that they resemble
the seats of the amphitheater of the ancient buried near Naples. The
poisonous smoke from the lead smelter may also have suggested to him the
smoke rising from Mount Vesuvius. After the removal of the county seat to
Hillsboro in 1839, the town began to decline, and like the city for which it
was named, for a time threatened to be numbered among the things of the past.
The towering cliffs near here furnished an excellent place for shot towers or
factories. (Brown (1817); Beck (1823); Wetmore (1837), (1847); Hayward
(1853); Goodwin (1867), 46; Colton (1857); Postal Guide (1891--); Douglass
(1912); Eaton (1916), 180; Stevens (1921); COUNTY HIST. (1888), 426-9;
Fitzgerald; Houck (1908), III. 153, 186) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
High Ridge |
Description: |
A post office in northeastern
Meramec Township. Spelled Highridge in Postal Guide (1895-1904). Named for
topography; it is the highest point in Jefferson County. (Postal Guide
(1868--); Goodwin (1867), 46; Campbell (1874), 284; MISSOURI GAZ. (1876);
HAND- BOOK MISSOURI (1880); COUNTY HIST. (1888), 446; NAT. MAP (1930); R.M.
ATLAS (1938); Weaver; Hart) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Highland School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Central Township north of Hillsboro, established about 150 years ago. So
named because the school is on high land. (Powers; Froelich) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Hillcrest School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Central Township. A descriptive name. (Lee (1932); Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Hillsboro |
Description: |
The county seat of Jefferson
County located in central Central Township. It was declared the county seat
by the Missouri Legislature on February 8, 1839 and was selected because it
was more centrally located than Herculaneum, the former county seat. The town
was laid out in June, 1839 by George W. Waters, the county surveyor. The name
first given the place was Menticello from the home of Thomas Jefferson, but the
name was soon changed to Hillsboro, for the hill just south of town, because
there was another Menticello in Missouri. Also spelled Hillsborough. (Goodwin
(1867), 46; Parker (1867); Campbell (18784), 284; HAND- BOOK MISSOURI (1880);
Postal Guide (1868--); Douglass (1912); Eaton (1916), 180; COUNTY HIST.
(1888), 429-431; Hoeken) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Horine |
Description: |
A post office in central Joachim
Township on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Laid out in August, 1868 by
William L. Riley and others. Named for C. Thomas Horine (b. 1844), a soldier
and a lawyer. Also called Horines, Horine's, Horine's Station, and Horine
Station. (Parker (1865); Goodwin (1867), 46; Postal Guide (1868--); Campell
(1874), 284; MISSOURI GAZ. (1876); COUNTY ATLAS (1876); HAND- BOOK MISSOURI (1880);
COUNTY HIST. (1888), 444; LANDMARKS (1913); Eaton (1916), 181; NAT. MAP
(1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938); Bailey; Hoeken) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Horine Station |
Description: |
See Horine. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Horines |
Description: |
See Horine. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Horine's |
Description: |
See Horine. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Horine's Station |
Description: |
See Horine. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
House Springs |
Description: |
In 1795 James Head, for whom Heads
Creek is named, settled here and stayed for a year. He was followed by Adam
House, who raised two crops on the place vacated by Head. Head was killed
near the springs by the Indians. A post office was established here in 1837.
Named for the early settler, Adam House, and the many springs gushing from
the hills. Also called House's Springs. (Wetmore 1837; Hayward 1853; Parker
1865; Goodwin 1867, 46; Postal Guide 1868--; Campbell 1874, 285; MISSOURI
GAZ. 1876; HAND-BOOK MISSOURI 1880; COUNTY HIST. 1888, 446; Eaton 1916, 180;
NAT. MAP 1930; R.M. ATLAS 1938; Miss Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Howe |
Description: |
In northern Plattin Township. The
Howe family, prominent farmers, gave their name to the station on the
Missouri Pacific Railroad, which runs through their estate. (NAT. MAP 1930;
R.M. ATLAS 1938; Bailey; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Huskey School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Big
River Township. Named for the family of which Peter Huskey, who came to this
county in 1804, was a member. (COUNTY HIST. 1888, 375; Lee 1932; Powers;
Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Hyfield School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Valle
Township. Named for the Hyfield family. (Lee 1932; Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Illinois |
Description: |
See Riverside. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Isle au Bois Creek |
Description: |
A small stream that forms the
southeastern boundary between Jefferson County and St. Francois County and
flows east into the Mississippi River. The name is French meaning "Isle
of the Woods" (of course incorrectly spelled, for "Isle au
Bois"), derived from a wooded island or islands in the Mississippi
River, presumably named by Marquette in 1673. Also spelled Isle au Boise and
Isleaubois. The popular pronunciation Zile au Boy points to the plural form
as probably the original one, for it could have arisen naturally, by
"liaison" from "Aux Iles au Bois;" cf. Auxvasse, Ozarks,
etc. (Wetmore 1837; Campbell 1874, 281; Goodwin 1867; COUNTY ATLAS 1876;
COUNTY HIST. 1888, 363; Schneider 1936; Bailey; Miss Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Isle au Bois Island |
Description: |
See Isle au Bois Creek. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Jarvis |
Description: |
A post office established in 1889
and discontinued in 1904 in west-central Joachim Township on the Central
Township line. Named for Thornton Jarvis (b. 1806), farmer and pioneer.
(COUNTY HIST. 1888, 923-4; Postal Guide 1889-1904; NAT. MAP 1930; R.M. ATLAS
1938; Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Jefferson |
Description: |
A station on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad just north of Sulphur Springs. Evidently takes its name from the
county in which it is located. (Goodwin 1867, 46; Campbell 1874, 285; COUNTY
ATLAS 1876; HAND-BOOK 1880; COUNTY HIST. 1888, 446; Parker 1865) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Jefferson County |
Description: |
The boundaries of Jefferson County
are as follows; St. Louis County and the Meramec River on the north, the
Mississippi River on the east, Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, and Washington
Counties on the south, and Franklin County on the west. The first settler was
John Hilderbrand, of French descent, who founded the Meramec colony on Saline
Creek in 1774. Meramec, so named because of its proximity to the Meramec
River, is remembered today only as the first settlement in what became
Jefferson County. In the days of Spanish ownership and domination, Jefferson
County was a part of Ste. Genevieve District. After 1803 when the United
States purchased the Louisiana Territory, the districts were called counties
and the boundaries were changed so that part of Jefferson County north of
Plattin Creek was in St. Louis County and that south of the creek remained in
Ste. Genevieve County. The county was organized by an act of the Legislature
of the Territory of Missouri on December 8, 1818, and was named for Thomas
Jefferson (1743-1826), the third president of the United States, who was
responsible for the Louisiana Purchase which added the Territory of Missouri
to the Union. When Jefferson County was formed it was divided into three
townships: Joachim on the east, Big River on the west, and Plattin on the
south. In 1821 Big River Township was divided and the northern part was
called Meramec Township; in 1834 Valle Township was formed from the western
part of Plattin Township, and Rock Township from the northern part of Joachim
Township. Since the records at the county seat and at Jefferson City had all
been destroyed by fire, the actual township lines were the subject of dispute.
In 1838 the boundaries of the townships were again defined and have remained
as defined then, except that Central Township was carved from the center of
the county in 1842. (COUNTY ATLAS (1876); Parker (1867); S.W. IMMIGRATION
(1881); COUNTY HIST. (1888), 369 ff.; ENCY. MISSOURI (1901); Eaton (1916),
179) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Jefferson Mills |
Description: |
On Negro Creek (Big River) in
north-central Jefferson County. Doubtless named for the county. (Parker
(1865) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Jerseydale |
Description: |
A station on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad in north-central Joachim Township. It is a farm stocked with Jersey
cows and owned by the Southern Hotel Company, of which Henry Douglass (b.
1855) was the manager. So named because the Jersey stock farm is here. (NAT.
MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938); Bailey; Hoeken; COUNTY HIST.) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Joachim Creek |
Description: |
A stream rising in Valle Township
and flowing northeast into the Mississippi River at Herculaneum. Historically
it is the most important stream in the county, as it was thickly settled
during the Spanish regime. This creek is called Swashing or Swashin by the
natives. The native pronunciation is obviously based on the French
pronunciation of the name. Occasionally this produces the spelling Swashin or
Swashing. The origin of the name is unknown. In all probability it was a
personal name. The family name Joachim, often spelled and pronounced Yokum
after the German fashion, is still a common one in Missouri; it is of course
ultimately derived from Joachim, the name of the husband of Susanna in the
Apocryphal story of Susanna and the Elders, which was widely adopted as a
Christian and family name in France, Germany, and Russia. (Beck (1823);
COUNTY ATLAS (1876); NAT. MAP (1930); Schneider (1936); Fitch; Reppy;
Fitzgerald) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Joachim Township |
Description: |
The east-central Township of
Jefferson County on the Mississippi River between Rock Township and Plattin
Township. Formed in 1818 as one of the three original Townships. (See
Jefferson County) The spelling pronunciation is always used for the Township.
(COUNTY HIST. (1888), 391-3; COUNTY ATLAS (1876); NAT. MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS
(1938) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Johannes |
Description: |
A station on the Frisco Railroad
in eastern Rock Township. Named for a family who made lime and cement here.
Incorrectly spelled Johanes on the NATIONAL MAP. (NAT. MAP (1930); Reppy) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Jones Creek |
Description: |
A stream rising near Grubville and
flowing east into Big River in southwest Jefferson County about ten miles
from the Franklin County line. Since Jones is such a common name, it would be
difficult to determine just which Jones was honored by having the creek named
for him. (COUNTY ATLAS (1876); Hart) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1939. |
Place
name: |
Kennett's Castle |
Description: |
See Selma. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Kimmswick |
Description: |
A post office in eastern Rock
Township on the Frisco Railroad and the Mississippi River. Laid out in
October, 1859 by Theodore Kimm and named in honor of him. (Parker (1865);
Goodwin (1867), 46; Postal Guide (1868-); Campbell (1874), 285; COUNTY ATLAS
(1876); MISSOURI GAZ. (1876); HANDBOOK MISSOURI (1880); S.W. IMMIGRATION
(1881); COUNTY HIST. (1888), 442-3; Douglas (1912); Eaton (1916); NAT. MAP
(1930); R.M. ATLAS (1938) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
King's Trace Ford |
Description: |
See Vansant's Mill. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Knorpp |
Description: |
A post office established in 1891
and discontinued in 1910 in western Plattin Township. Named in honor of C.F.
Knorpp, postmaster and merchant. It is the post office for the Oakville
settlement, which took its name from the oak trees in this region. (Postal
Guide (1891-1910); Eaton (1916), 181; NAT. MAP (1930); Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Koch Valley School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Rock
Township. (unsolved) (Lee (1932); Powers; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
La Barque Creek |
Description: |
A small stream in Meramec
Township. The name is French meaning "The Boat." (Sargent) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
La Barque School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
northwest Meramec Township. Named for the creek. (Powers; Weaver; Sargent) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
La Platte |
Description: |
See Plattin Creek. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Lebanon Church |
Description: |
A Baptist Church in the eastern
part of Jefferson County, organized about 1850. A Bible name; a mountain
range in Syria famous for its cedars; cf. Psalms 92:12: "The righteous
shall flourish...like a cedar in Lebanon." (COUNTY HIST. (1888), 455) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Leicht School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Rock
Township. Named for a family of settlers. (Lee (1932); Powers; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Liberty |
Description: |
See Imperial. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Limitville |
Description: |
See Festus. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Linnville |
Description: |
Probably a mistake by Colton for
Limitville (q.v.). (Colton (1857) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Local |
Description: |
A post office from 1888 to 1904,
except for the years from 1893 to 1902, in southeastern Meramec Township
(unsolved). (COUNTY HIST. (1888), 446; Postal Guide (1888-1893, 1902-1904);
NAT. MAP (1930); Weaver; Reppy) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Lonedell School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
western Rock Township. A descriptive name. Spelled Lone Dell in Lee (1932).
(Lee (1932); Rowers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Longview |
Description: |
A post office established in 1888
and discontinued in 1890. Probably a descriptive name. (Postal Guide
(1888-1890); COUNTY HIST. (1888), 446) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Lower Ferry |
Description: |
A ferry across the Meramec River
about a mile above its mouth, where King's Trace crossed the river. It was
established by Jean Baptist Bomache. Named for its location. (COUNTY HISTORY
(1888); COUNTY ATLAS (1876) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Luckey School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Central Township near Hillsboro, established about 1860. Named for a farmer
who lived on the school site. (Lee (1932); Powers; Weaver; Helbig) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Ludwig |
Description: |
A small settlement in Joachim
Township. Named for Mr. Ludwig, who was the owner of the lime works here.
(NAT. MAP (1930); Bailey; Miss Bailey; Fitzgerald) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Mammoth Mine |
Description: |
This mine was discovered in 1843
and contained an unbelieveable amount of lead. Doubtless named for the
abundance of mineral found here. (COUNTY HIST. (1888), 368) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Mammoth School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Valle
Township. Probably named for the mine (q.v.). (Lee (1932); Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Maness School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Big
River Township. Named for a family. (Lee (1932); Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Maple Grove School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Central Township. A descriptive name. (Lee (1932); Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Maxville |
Description: |
A post office established in 1876
and discontinued in 1904, in north-central Rock Township, three miles south
of the Meramec River. Named for a prominent citizen known as
"Squire" Max. Spelled Maxwell in COUNTY ATLAS (1876), obviously by
mistake. (Campbell 1874, 289; MISSOURI GAZ. 1876; COUNTY ATLAS 1876; Postal
Guide 1876-1904; COUNTY HIST. 1888, 446; NAT. MAP 1930; R.M. ATLAS 1938;
Hoeken) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Maxwell |
Description: |
See Maxville. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Mayfield School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Central Township. (unsolved) (Lee 1932; Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
McCormack School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Plattin Township, established in 1900. Named for the McCormack family, who
were farmers in this community. (Powers; Reid) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
McCormic |
Description: |
A post office established in 1891
and discontinued in 1902. Probably an incorrect spelling of McCormack; cf.
above. (Postal Guide (1891- 1902; Bailey; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
McCoy |
Description: |
A switch on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad in northeastern Plattin Township on the Mississippi River just south
of Crystal City (unsolved). (NAT. MAP 1939; Weaver; Baily; Fitzgerald) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
McGehan School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Valle
Township. (unsolved) (Lee (1932); Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
McKean School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Big
River Township. Named for an Irish family who settled here. (Lee (1932);
Powers; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
McMullen Branch |
Description: |
A tributary of Joachim Creek
rising in Valle Township and flowing northwest into Joachim Creek south of De
Soto. Named for the McMullen family who own land along this creek. (NAT. MAP
(1930); Weaver; Bailey; Reppy) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
McMullin School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Valle
Township. Named for a family who lived here. The branch is named for the
family, although the spelling varies slightly. (Lee (1932); Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
McNamee School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
western Meramec Township. Named for the Irish settlers, McNamee. (Lee (1932);
Powers; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
McNutt School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Joachim Township. Named for a family. (Lee (1932); Powers; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Melzo |
Description: |
A post office since 1902 in
southern Valle Township. Named by George Higginbotham, the first postmaster,
for his son, Melzo. (Postal Guide (1902--); NAT. MAP (1930); R.M. ATLAS 1938;
Weaver; Jones) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Meramec River |
Description: |
A river which forms the boundary
line between St. Louis County and Jefferson County except for the southern
line of Bonhomme Township which is a straight line, above which the Meramec
makes an irregular semicircle. The Meramec flows into the Mississippi River
at the southeastern point of St. Louis County and the northeastern point of
Jefferson County. One of the oldest names in the region, which Hodge lists as
"Merameg" from "Manumaig," the Chippewa for catfish, and
the name of a tribe living about the great lakes in 1672 according to the
Jesuit Relations. Meramec, also spelled "Maramet," and
"Maramegoua," is an Algonquin word signifying "a good
fish," according to Rothensteines. Gannett also lists it as meaning
"catfish." Mr. Bert Loewenstein, writing in the St. Louis POST
DISPATCH, gives a detailed account of the history of the name Meramec. He
writes that Joliet and Marquette were probably the first Europeans to pass
the mouth of the Meramec; for although they make no mention of the river in
their account of the voyage down the Mississippi to the mouth of the
Arkansas, Father Marquette notes the location of the "Maroa" tribe
in the country of the Illinois. The Recollect missionary, Father Membre, who
accompanied La Salle and De Tonty, writes of "the village of the
Tamaroas on the eastern bank, about six leagues below the River of the
Ozages." La Salle, De Tonty, Fathers Joutel, Marest, Pinet, and other
missionaries mention the "Tamaroas" or "Maroas" and their
villages, which they locate "ten leagues below the River of
Illinois," or six miles below the mouth of the "Pekitanoui,"
the river of the "Missouries." The first historical notice of the
river is found in the account of a voyage by Father James Gravier in the year
1700. He wrote: "We discovered the river Mearamigoua where a rich lead
mine is situated." Penicaut, a member of Le Seur's mineralogical
expedition, mentions in 1700, "one finds a small stream called the
Meramecsipy." In 1702 De Iberville applied to the French Government for
the exclusive privilege to work the lead mines on the Riviere Maramequisipi.
The Sieur La Renaudiere explored the region in 1723 and wrote an
"Account of the mines of M. de la Motte and M. de Maramet." In May,
1723, Dixon D'Artaguiette wrote, "About one o'clock M. Renault, director
of the mines, arrived here from the Meramek Mines." On June 14, 1723,
Pierre Dugue de Boisbriant and Marc Antonine de La Laire des Ursin,
Intendant, granted to Renault a league and a half of ground upon the
"Little Merameig" and in the "river Merameig." The
"Maroa," the Indian tribe whose villages were nearest to the
river's mouth, seems to be the origin of the word according to Mr.
Loewenstein. The second syllable "mec," "mac,"
"meg," or "meg" is a term common among the Algonquin
tribes. It apparently signifies a branch river or small stream as opposed to
"missi," "mitchi" meaning great. The many spellings would
naturally result from the difficulty of settlers with the original name.
(MISSOURI HIST. REV., "Earliest History of Mine La Motte," John E.
Rothensteines, vol. 20, 200; Salem POST, Feb. 8, 1934; Houck, HISTORY OF
MISSOURI, vol. 1, 281; Gannett, 205; R.M.; Wetmore (1837), 250; Bert Loewenstein,
St. Louis POST DISPATCH (Sept. 10, 1938); Miss O'Brien's thesis) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Meramec Township |
Description: |
The northwest Township of
Jefferson County and the largest township in the county. Formed in 1821 and
named for the river which forms part of its northern boundary. (COUNTY ATLAS
1876; R.M. ATLAS 1938; NAT. MAP 1930) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company |
Description: |
This railroad was begun at St.
Louis in 1851 and was called the Pacific Railroad, an ambitious title, for it
was the hope of the owners that the line would reach the ocean on the west.
Progress was slow: by 1852 the track was ready for use to Cheltenham and by
1853 thirty-seven miles of track were completed and a train ran all the way
across St. Louis County to Pacific in Franklin County. The Civil War retarded
the progress of the road, but by 1865 the track was completed to Kansas City.
It was incorporated as the Missouri Pacific in 1876. This company has
absorbed several lines and now two lines run out of St. Louis: one, the
original line, takes a southwesterly direction into Franklin County; the
other, formerly the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad. (q.v.),
takes a southerly direction and runs through Jefferson County near the
Mississippi River. (Scharf (1883), II. 1144-71; ENCY. ST. L. (1899) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Montebello |
Description: |
A station on the Frisco Railroad
on the Mississippi River in eastern Rock Township. It was a fort during the
Civil War. The high bluff there formed an excellent lookout. It is now a
summer Y.W.C.A. camp. The name is obviously Halian for "beautiful
mountain" but when or why chosen is unknown. It has been incorrectly interpreted
as Latin for "war mountain." (NAT. MAP (1930); Bailey; Miss Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Montesano Springs |
Description: |
A summer resort on Sylvan Heights,
adjoining Kimmswick on the north. Laid out on a picturesque plan with curved
streets, in October, 1881, by the Montesano Springs Company, and intended for
a company hotel and residences. Possibly coined on the model of Monticello,
with the incorrect idea that it would mean "health mountain."
(COUNTY HIST. 1888, 443; NAT. MAP 1930; Miss Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Monticello |
Description: |
See Hillsboro. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Moontown School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
southwestern Valle Township. (unsolved) (Lee 1932; Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Morse Mill |
Description: |
A post office since 1867 in
northeastern Big River Township. Named for John H. Morse, the owner of the
mill. Also called Morse's Mill. (Goodwin 1967; Postal Guide (1878--);
Campbell 1874, 285; COUNTY ATLAS 1876; MISSOURI GAZ. 1876; COUNTY HIST. 1888;
HANDBOOK MISSOURI 1880; Eaton 1916, 181; NAT. MAP 1930; R.M. ATLAS 1938) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Morse's Mill |
Description: |
See Morse Mill. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Moss |
Description: |
A post office in 1892 north of
Hillsboro. It is better known as Moss Hollow. Named for the Moss family who
live in that valley or hollow. (Postal Guide (1892-1893); Weaver; Bailey;
Ogle) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Moss Hollow |
Description: |
See Moss. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Mothershead |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Valle
Township. Named for Sterling Mothershead, who gave the school site. (Powers;
Morris) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Mount Hope School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Valle
Township. An ideal name. (Lee (1932); Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Mount Olive School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Valle
Township. Probably a Bible name, a variant of Mount of Olivet, trhe site of
Christ's Ascension. (Lee (1932); Powers; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Mount St. Clement's Novitiate |
Description: |
A Novitiate of the St. Louis
Province of the Redemptorist Fathers at De Soto. St. Clement (d. aboutt 100
A.D.) was one of the Apostolic Fathers and is said to have been the third
Pope at Rome. (CATH. DIR. (1937) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Muddy Creek |
Description: |
A small stream flowing east into
the Mississippi River south of Rush Tower. So named because in early days it
was mirey near the mouth. The COUNTY ATLAS says that it was also known as
Adam Creek, but is known now only as Muddy Creek. (COUNTY ATLAS 1876; Bailey;
Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Munsons |
Description: |
A town in Joachim Township near
Horine. Judge Munson settled here about 1880. It is just his farm home and a
large dairy. (NAT. MAP 1930; Bailey; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Murphy |
Description: |
A post office established in 1893
and discontinued in 1901 in northwestern Rock Township. Named for the Murphy
family who settled here. (Postal Guide (1893-1901); NAT. MAP 1930; R.M. ATLAS
1938; Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Negro Creek |
Description: |
See Big River. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Negro Fork of Meramec |
Description: |
See Big River. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
New Detroit |
Description: |
See Crystal City. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
New Hartford |
Description: |
Established about 1805 on the
banks of the Mississippi River at or near the present sight of Illinois
(Riverside). Christian Wilt and John W. Honey erected a shot tower and opened
a store, the first one in the county. This was probably the extent of the
place. Probably named for the town in Connecticut. (COUNTY HIST. 1888, 374,
426; Fitzgerald) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
New Liberty School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school just
north of De Soto. An ideal name. (Lee 1932; Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Nuelles |
Description: |
A post office in 1893. (unsolved)
The location and the origin of the name could not be learned. (Postal Guide
1893) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Oak Grove Church |
Description: |
A Baptist Church. Obviously
topographical. (COUNTY HIST. 1888, 455) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Oak Hill School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Meramec Township. A descriptive name. (Lee 1932; Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Oakland Church |
Description: |
A Baptist Church. Mentioned in the
COUNTY HISTORY. Probably a topograpical name. (COUNTY HIST. 1888, 455) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Oakvale |
Description: |
See Knorpp. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Oermann |
Description: |
A post office since 1889 in
northwestern Big River Township. Named for Charles Oermann, the postmaster.
(Postal Guide (1932) spells it Overmann. (COUNTY HIST. 1888, 446; Postal
Guide (1889--); R.M. ATLAS 1938; Hart) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Old Ditch |
Description: |
An old settlement eighteen miles
southwest of Hillsboro. MISSOURI GAZETTEER (1876) and Campbell (1874) say it
was a post office, but it is not listed in later postal guides. Named for a
ditch or trench that was formed by removing a vein of mineral that was near
the surface. The ditch was about twelve or fourteen feet wide. (Campbell
1874, 285; COUNTY ATLAS 1876; MISSOURI GAZ. 1876; HAND-BOOK 1880; Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Overmann |
Description: |
See Oermann. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Papin |
Description: |
A small settlement in southwestern
Plattin Township. Named for the Papin family who live here. The pronunication
has been Americanized from the French _____, which is occasionally still
heard. (NAT. MAP 1930; Bailey; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Peter Moore School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in Valle
Township. Named for Peter Moore, a farmer, who donated the ground on which
the school was built. (Ahrens; Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Pevely |
Description: |
A post office in eastern Joachim
Township and on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Laid out September, 1860 by
Judge Charles S. Rankin. The greatest shipping point in the county for milk
and butter. (unsolved) (Parker 1865; Postal Guide (1868--); Campbell 1874,
285; MISSOURI GAZ. 1876; COUNTY ATLAS 1876; COUNTY HIST. 1888, 444; NAT. MAP
1930; R.M. ATLAS 1938) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Pfinister School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
southern Jefferson County. Named for a family. (Lee (1932); Powers; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Pilgrim's Rest Church |
Description: |
A Baptist Church organized in the
1840s. The building was erected in 1848 on Dry Creek. Duncan says the church
was founded by Jacob Hudspeth on November 11, 1854. An ideal name. (Duncan
(1882); COUNTY HIST. (1888), 455) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Pisgah Church |
Description: |
A Baptist Church organized in 1875
by Reverend N.M. Price. A Bible name: The mountain from which Moses viewed
the Promised Land (Numbers 21:20). (COUNTY HIST. (1888), 455) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Platine Creek |
Description: |
See Plattin Creek. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Platten Creek |
Description: |
See Plattin Creek. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Plattin |
Description: |
A post office since 1876 in the
central part of Plattin Township. Named from the creek. (Parker 1865;
Campbell 1874, 285; MISSOURI GAZ. 1876; COUNTY ATLAS 1876; Postal Guide
(1876--); HANDBOOK MISSOURI 1880; COUNTY HIST. 1888, 486; Eaton 1916, 181;
NAT. MAP 1930; R.M. ATLAS 1938) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Plattin Creek |
Description: |
A creek flowing east and emptying
into the Mississippi River at Crystal City. Platin Creek, it is assumed, took
its name somehow from the La Platte mine near its head, which in turn is
named for its topographical situation; La Platte, French for flat or level
country. Also spelled Platten in Beck (1823) and Platine in Parker (1865).
(Beck 1823; Parker 1865; COUNTY ATLAS 1876; Reppy; Schneider 1936) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Plattin Township |
Description: |
The southeastern Township of
Jefferson County and one of the three original townships. (See Jefferson
County) Named for the creek of that name. (COUNTY ATLAS 1876; NAT. MAP 1930;
R.M. ATLAS 1938) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Plattin's Landing |
Description: |
See Crystal City. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Pleasant Grove School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
western Plattin Township. The name is a descriptive one. (Powers; Lee 1932) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Pleasant Valley School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school near
Pevely. A descriptive name. (Lee 1932; Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Prospect School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
southern Valle Township. Probably named for its location. (Lee 1932; Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Providence Church |
Description: |
A Baptist Church. An ideal name.
(COUNTY HIST. (1888), 455) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Regina |
Description: |
A post office established in 1886
and discontinued in 1904 in northern Central Township. Isador named this
place for his sister, Regina. Clay for pottery ware was mined here. (Postal
Guide (1886-1904); COUNTY HIST. 1888, 446; NAT. MAP 1930; Hoeken) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Riverside |
Description: |
A post office from 1891 to 1893
and from 1901 to 1910 in Joachim Township on the Mississippi River and Frisco
Railroad. So named because it is by the side of the river. It was formerly
known as Illinois, obviously from the state just across the river. (Parker
1865; Goodwin 1867, 46; Campbell 1874, 285; HAND-BOOK MISSOURI 1880; COUNTY
HIST. 1888, 446; Postal Guide (1891-1893; 1901-1910); NAT. MAP 1930; R.M. ATLAS
1930; Miss Bailey; Fitzgerald) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Rock Creek |
Description: |
A stream in central Meramec
Township. So named because the bed is quite rocky. (Fitch; Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Rock Township |
Description: |
The northeastern Township of
Jefferson County. This Township was probably settled before any other section
of Jefferson County. In 1774 John Hilterbrand made a settlement on the
Meramec River; later he moved to Kimmswick. Formed from Joachim Township in
1834. (See Jefferson County) So named because it is a rocky section. (COUNTY
ATLAS 1876; R.M. ATLAS 1938; NAT. MAP 1930; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Rush Island |
Description: |
See Rush Tower. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Rush Tower |
Description: |
A post office in southeastern
Plattin Township on the Mississippi River. Named because John Nicholas Maclot
from Metz, France erected the first shot tower in the west near Herculaneum
in 1809. He found a natural place for making shot--a cliff 200 feet high
rises at the river's edge. Out from the top of the cliff he built a platform
and a cage, from which melted lead was dropped to the ground at the bottom of
the cliff. It took on globular form and hardened in the descent. There was no
inclosure for this primitive shot tower; all operations had to be suspended
on windy days. Shot for the War of 1812 was made here. The tower was named
for Rush Island in the Mississippi at this place; the island was so named
because the river rushed down forming it. (Hayward 1853; Goodwin 1867, 46;
Campbell 1874, 285; MISSOURI GAZ. 1876; Parker 1865; Postal Guide (1876--);
COUNTY ATLAS 1876; HAND- BOOK MISSOURI 1880; COUNTY HIST. 1888, 446; Stevens
1921; NAT. MAP 1930; R.M. ATLAS 1938; Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Sacred Heart Church |
Description: |
A Catholic Church at Festus,
organized in 1881. The Ursuline Sisters have charge of the parochial school.
See above. (Cath. Dir 1937; HIST. ARCHDIOCESE 1928) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Saline Creek |
Description: |
A small stream in Rock Township.
Probably a name descriptive of the water. (Ockerson 1892, 2) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Saline School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
northeastern Rock Township. Probably named for the creek. (Powers; Lee (1932) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Salt Peter School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Plattin Township. Saltpeter is the common name for niter. (Lee 1932; Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Sandy Bridge |
Description: |
A post office established in 1886
and discontinued in 1888. (unsolved) (Postal Guide (1886-1888); COUNTY HIST.
1888, 446) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Sandy Creek |
Description: |
A stream rising in Central
Township and flowing into Joachim Creek near Horine. So named because the bed
of the creek is sandy. (Beck 1823; COUNTY ATLAS 1876; NAT. MAP 1930; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Sandy Creek Church |
Description: |
A Baptist Church organized by
Reverend Thomas Donahue and located one and a half miles east of Sandy Mines.
This was the pioneer Baptist Church of Jefferson County. The log church,
which was first constructed, was replaced by a frame building in 1843. A
brick church was erected in 1878. Named for the stream. (COUNTY HIST. 1888,
454) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Sandy Mines |
Description: |
A post office in Jefferson County
in 1867, about which nothing is remembered. The name is commonly used for the
silica mines in the county (cf. Silica). (Goodwin 1867, 46; COUNTY HIST.
1888, 367) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Sandy School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Joachim Township, established about 1824. So named because of the sandy soil
and the abundance of quicksand. (Powers; Weppner) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Scheve |
Description: |
A post office established in 1887
and discontinued in 1904, in west-central Meramec Township. Named for B.
Scheve, merchant and first postmaster. (COUNTY HIST. 1888, 446; Postal Guide
(1887-1904); Eaton (1916), 181) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Schmitt |
Description: |
A station on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad in north-central Joachim Township. Named for a German family of that
name. (NAT. MAP 1930; R.M. ATLAS 1938; Miss Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Seckman |
Description: |
A post office established in 1891
and discontinued in 1904 in central Rock Township. Named for Judge Henry
Seckman, county judge, who lived here. (Postal Guide (1891-1904); NAT. MAP
1930; Bailey; Hoeken) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Seckman School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
central Rock Township. Named for the discontinued post office. (Lee 1932;
Powers) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Seemel School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Central Township. Named for a family. (Lee 1932; Powers; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Selica |
Description: |
See Silica. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Selma |
Description: |
A post office from 1837 to 1867
and again in 1902, in northeastern Plattin Township on the St. Louis - San
Francisco Railroad and the Mississippi River. Selma is noted as the home of
Colonel Ferdinand Kennett, whose residence, Selam Hall of Kennett's Castle,
was one of the finest in the state. Work on this home was begun in 1854 and
took four years to complete. It burned during the winter of 1938. The name
was taken from the Ossian poems, which James MacPherson (1736-1796) wrote and
offered as the translation of poems written by Ossian, a third century bard.
A stock place-name in America, being borne by thirteen other towns in as many
states, a striking proof of the widespread popularity of the Ossian poetry.
(Wetmore 1837, 1847; Hayward 1853; Colton 1857; Parker 1865, 1867; Goodwin
1867; Postal Guide 1902; Eaton 1916, 181; COUNTY ATLAS 1876; COUNTY HIST.
1888, 859; NAT. MAP 1930; Fitzgerald) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Selma Hall |
Description: |
See Selma. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Silica |
Description: |
A post office established in 1886
and discontinued in 1918 in central Joachim Township on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad. Laid out in 1885 by S.W. Crawford, so named because sand, or silex,
for making glass is plentiful. Also known as Silica City. Eaton (1916) spells
the name Selica. (Postal Guide (1886-1918); COUNTY HIST. 1888, 444-5; Eaton
1916, 181; NAT. MAP 1930; R.M. ATLAS 1938; Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Silica City |
Description: |
See Silica. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Skullbone Creek |
Description: |
A small stream rising in northern
Big River Township and flowing northeast into Big River near Cedar Hill. The
name was supposed to have originated because the skull of someone was found
in the region of this creek, probably a victim of an Indian massacre. (NAT.
MAP 1930; Hart; Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Soulard School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
eastern Rock Township near the Mississippi River. Named for a French family
of early settlers. (Lee 1932; Powers; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Spencer |
Description: |
A station on the Frisco Railroad
in eastern Rock Township and on the Mississippi River. Named for the Spencer
family. (NAT. MAP 1930; R.M. ATLAS 1938; Reppy) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Springdale School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school located
in Valle Township and established in 1900. So named because of the many
springs here. (Powers; Bernhardt) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
St. Anthony's Church |
Description: |
A Catholic Church at High Ridge.
Cf. above. (CATH. DIR. 1934, 1937). |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
St. Columbkille's Church |
Description: |
A Catholic Church at Byrnesville.
Cf. above. (CATH. DIR 1934, 1937) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
St. John's Church |
Description: |
A Catholic Church at Rock Creek,
organized in 1861. Cf. above. (HIST. ARCHDIOCESE ST. L. 1928, 234 ; CATH. DIR
1937) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
St. Joseph Hill Infirmary for Aged
and Chronic Incurable Men |
Description: |
A hospital conducted by the
Franciscan Missionary Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at Eureka. Cf.
above. (CATH. DIR. 1937) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
St. Joseph's Church |
Description: |
A Catholic Church at Kimmswick
organized in 1877. A parochial school in charge of the Ursuline Sisters is
attached. Cf. above. (CATH. DIR. 1937; HIST. ARCHDIOCESE 1928) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
St. Joseph's Convent |
Description: |
A Catholic convent three and a
half miles northwest of Byrnesville in the La Barque Hills. Cf. above. Not
mentioned in the CATHOLIC DIRECTORY (1934-1937), so must be non-existent.
(COUNTY HIST. 1888, 458) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Company |
Description: |
This railroad had its origin in
the southwestern branch of the Pacific Railroad of Missouri, which became the
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company in 1876. It used the Missouri Pacific
line to the Pacific until a line which is almost parallel to the Missouri
Pacific, could be built. Now there is also a southern branch that runs south
from St. Louis through Jefferson County almost parallel to the Missouri
Pacific Railroad and the Mississippi River. The name is an ambitious one, for
the company hoped to make San Francisco its western terminus. Frisco is the
popular name for the line. (ENCY. ST. LOUIS (1899), 1855-6; Scharf (1883),
II. 1168) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
St. Rose of Lima Church |
Description: |
A Catholic Church at De Soto,
organized in 1870. A parochial school in charge of the Ursuline Sisters is
attached. Cf. above. (COUNTY HIST. 1888; CATH. DIR. 1937; HIST. ARCHDIOCESE
ST. L. 1928, 525- 7) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Stringtown School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Meramec Township. Doubtless a humorous name, as frequently elsewhere in
Missouri, for a settlement strung along a single road or street. (Powers; Lee
(1932) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Sulphur Springs |
Description: |
A post office in southeastern Rock
Township on the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad and the Mississippi River.
Laid out in May, 1860 by James Burgess, Jr. and Thomas Burgess, Jr. Fine
sulphur springs are here. (Colton 1857; Parker 1865; Goodwin 1867, 46; Postal
Guide (1868--); Campbell 1874, 285; COUNTY ATLAS 1876; MISSOURI GAZ. 1876;
S.W. IMMIGRATION 1881; COUNTY HIST. 1888, 444; NAT. MAP 1930; R.M. ATLAS
1938; Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Sunny Side Church |
Description: |
A Methodist Church on Buck Creek.
The church burned and was never rebuilt. Doubtless descriptive of the
location. (COUNTY HIST. 1888, 455; Bailey; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Sunnyside |
Description: |
A station on the St. Louis-San
Francisco Railroad on the Mississippi River in southeastern Rock Township. So
named for its location on the river bank. (R.M. ATLAS 1938; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Swashin Creek |
Description: |
See Joachim. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Swashing Church |
Description: |
A Baptist Church organized by
James Williams (1789-1861), a pioneer minister, and W. Stephens on July 17,
1843, and located about ten miles southeast of Hillsboro. The church building
was erected in 1868 on the Donnell farm, but is not in existence now.
Doubtless named for Joachim Creek (q.v.) for the spelling and pronunciation.
(Duncan 1882; COUNTY HIST. 1888, 445; Weaver; Booth) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Swashing Creek |
Description: |
See Joachim Creek. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Sylvan Heights |
Description: |
See Montesano. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Tanglefoot |
Description: |
See Festus. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Telegraph School |
Description: |
A school near Judge Madison's farm
on Plattin Creek. This is the only memorial of the telegraph line constructed
from St. Louis to New Orleans. This was the first line west of the
Mississippi River and the first message was sent over it July 27, 1850. About
1857-8 the telegraph line from St. Louis to Cape Girardeau disappeared when
the I.C. Railroad was finished from Chicago to the Ohio River. (Telegraph
Line 1913) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Temperance Mission Church |
Description: |
A Baptist Church. An ideal name.
(COUNTY HIST. 1888, 455) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Ten Brook |
Description: |
A post office established in 1904
and discontinued soon after; located on the Missouri Pacific Railroad in
northeastern Rock Township. A family that owned a large tract of land here
gave their name to the place. (Postal Guide 1904; R.M. ATLAS) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Trinity Church [1 of 2] |
Description: |
An Episcopal Church organized in
1865 by Reverend R. Burrough and located at De Soto. A stone church was
erected in 1871. Cf. above. (COUNTY HIST. 1888, 456) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Trinity Church [2 of 2] |
Description: |
An Episcopal Church at De Soto
organized before 1897. Named for the Christian doctrine. (JOURNAL 1897-1909) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Tunnel |
Description: |
See Vineland. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Tunnel Station |
Description: |
See Vineland. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Tyro |
Description: |
See Vineland. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Union Church |
Description: |
A Methodist Church north of De
Soto, built at an early date. Cf. above. (Woodard 1893, 409; COUNTY HIST.,
453) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Valle Mines |
Description: |
See Valles Mines. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Valle Township |
Description: |
The southwestern Township of
Jefferson County. So named for the Valle Mines in this Township. (COUNTY
ATLAS 1876; R.M. ATLAS 1938; NAT. MAP 1930) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia,
1939. |
Place
name: |
Valles Mines |
Description: |
A post office since 1887 in
southeastern Valle Township. Named for Francois Valle, who mined lead here.
The Valle family came from Normandy, France, to near Quebec, Canada in 1645.
From Canada they came to Kaskaskia and then to Ste. Genevieve. Francois (also
known as Don Francesco) Valle, Jr., held the same office from 1798 until his
death in 1804. One of these men came into Jefferson County and opened the mines
which bear their name. At Valles Mines lead is found in caves (as they are
called, but they are not caves until the ore is removed) mixed with tiff and
iron, and in some places zinc. Valles Mines and Valle Mines are variants. The
pronunciation is Americanized from the French _____. (Colton 1857; COUNTY
ATLAS 1876; Postal Guide (1887--); COUNTY HIST. 1888, 368, 446; Eaton 1916,
181; NAT. MAP 1930; R.M. ATLAS 1938; Houck 1909, I. 344-50) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Vansant Mill |
Description: |
A grist mill erected by Abner
Vansant on Joachim Creek near Horine early in 1812. The mill was near the
spot where King's Trace (q.v.) crossed the creek, at King's Trace Ford, which
became known from it as Vansant's Ford. The mill was extensively patronized
by Illinois farmers. Vansant was appointed judge of the County Court, June 3,
1821 by Governor Alexander McNaie and surveyor of the county in 1822.
(LANDMARKS 1913) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Vansant's Ford |
Description: |
See Vansant Mill. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Victoria |
Description: |
A post office in southwestern
Joachim Township on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Laid out in May, 1859 by
Henry B. Belt. Also known as Victoria Station. It is a stock name in the
United States, being borne by ten towns in as many states. (Parker 1865;
Parker 1867; Goodwin 1867, 46; Postal Guide (1868--); Campbell 1874, 285;
MISSOURI GAZ. 1876; COUNTY ATLAS 1867; HAND-BOOK MISSOURI 1880; S.W. IMMIGRATION
1881; COUNTY HIST. 1888, 445; R.M. ATLAS 1938) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Victoria Station |
Description: |
See Victoria. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Vineland |
Description: |
This place in southern Valle
Township was first known as Tyro, No reason for this name was found. When the
Missouri Pacific Railroad built its track through here and made a tunnel
through the mountain, the place was known as Tunnel or Tunnel Station. A post
office was established here in 1868 and named Vineland, because some
Easterners planted vineyards in this community. The town was laid out in
January, 1869. The 1902 Postal Guide lists Tunnel as a post office for that
year. (Parker 1865; Postal Guide (1868--); HAND-BOOK MISSOURI 1880; COUNTY
HIST. 1888, 448; NAT. MAP MISSOURI 1930; R.M. ATLAS 1938; Bailey; Miss
Bailey; Weaver; Fitch; Wilson) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Ware |
Description: |
A post office established in 1886
and discontinued in 1904 in eastern Big River Township. Named for Bob Ware,
merchant. (Postal Guide (1886-1904); COUNTY HIST. 1888, 446; R.M. ATLAS 1938;
Bailey) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
West Kimmswick |
Description: |
See Imperial. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
White Oak School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
northern Meramec Township. Named for the species of trees. (Powers; Lee 1932) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Wickes |
Description: |
A post office established in 1889
and discontinued in 1890, in northeastern Rock Township, on the St. Louis-San
Francisco Railroad and the Mississippi River. (unsolved) (Postal Guide
(1889-1890); NAT. MAP 1930; R.M. ATLAS 1938; Weaver) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Windsor Harbor |
Description: |
The river landing on the
Mississippi for Kimmswick. Laid out in September, 1859, by Freeman D. Waters.
A stock name, borne by eighteen towns in as many states. (COUNTY HIST. 1888,
443; Wilson; Reppy) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Zile au Boy Creek |
Description: |
See Isle au Bois Creek. |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Zion Church |
Description: |
A Methodist Church four miles west
of Pevely, built before 1867. Cf. above. (COUNTY HIST. 1888, 454; Hoeken;
Morgan) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
Place
name: |
Zion School |
Description: |
A rural elementary school in
Joachim Township, established in 1867. School was held in the Zion Methodist
Church until 1876 when a school building was erected. Named for the church.
(Powers; Morgan) |
Source: |
Welty, Ruth. "Place Names of
St. Louis And Jefferson County." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1939. |
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