Steffenville, Missouri
Steffenville is an unincorporated community in southwestern Lewis County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route D, approximately 22 miles southwest of Canton. The community is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office called Steffenville was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1988.[2] Steffenville was named for Henry Steffens, a pioneer settler.[3] The Steffens family was the original owner of the town site.[4]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Steffenville, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 185.
- ^ "Lewis County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Coordinates: 39°58′14″N 91°52′56″W / 39.97056°N 91.88222°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Lewis County, Missouri
- Quincy, Illinois micropolitan area
- Unincorporated communities in Missouri
- Northeast Missouri geography stubs