Crowder, Missouri
Crowder is a place in Scott County, Missouri, United States.[1] The town site is located on State Highway Z between Tanner and Vanduser.
Crowder got its start in the 1890s when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community was named after James H. Crowder, a railroad official.[2] Crowder was incorporated as a town in 1902.[3] A post office called Crowder was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1957.[4] Crowder contained a schoolhouse from roughly 1901 until 1950.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crowder, Missouri
- ^ a b "Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ^ History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 388. ISBN 9780722207536.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ Scott County Missouri Historical Society (2009). One-Room Schools of Scott County, Missouri. Cape Girardeau, Missouri: PDQ Printing Company.
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