Starfield, Missouri

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Starfield is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Township in western Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Missouri Route K and Castile Creek. The city of Gower is 4.5 miles to the southwest and Plattsburg is 6.5 miles to the southeast. [2] Northwest Starfield Road bears its namesake.

History

The Starfield post office closed in 1914. [3] The origin of the name Starfield is uncertain. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Starfield, Missouri
  2. Hemple Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1971 (1973 rev.)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. "Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Coordinates: 39°38′43″N94°31′04″W / 39.64528°N 94.51778°W / 39.64528; -94.51778