Westover, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°55′21″N 91°13′41″W / 37.92250°N 91.22806°W / 37.92250; -91.22806
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Westover is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Dry Creek at the end of Missouri Route BB, approximately seven miles south-southeast of Steelville and five miles northeast of Cherryville.[2]

The community has a fish hatchery on Dry Creek which is supported by the Westover Springs that arise within the Dry Creek valley to the south of the community.[3]

History[edit]

A post office called Westover was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1927.[4] The community was named after J. I. H. Westover, the proprietor of a local mill.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westover, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ Huzzah, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1978 (1985 rev.)
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.

37°55′21″N 91°13′41″W / 37.92250°N 91.22806°W / 37.92250; -91.22806