Dillard, Missouri

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This building formerly served as the local post office in Dillard.

Dillard is an unincorporated community in southern Crawford County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Huzzah Creek and Missouri Route 49, approximately 22 miles south of Steelville in the Mark Twain National Forest.[2] The Dillard Mill State Historic Site lies about one mile south of the community at the confluence of Indian Creek with Huzzah Creek.

A post office called Dillard was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1976.[3] The community was named after Joseph Dillard Cottrell, proprietor of nearby Dillard Mill.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dillard, Missouri
  2. ^ Viburnum West, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (1981 rev.)
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Coordinates: 37°44′12″N 91°12′15″W / 37.73667°N 91.20417°W / 37.73667; -91.20417


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