Crowder, Missouri

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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

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crowder, Missouri
  2. 1 2 "Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ 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.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Scott County Missouri Historical Society (2009). One-Room Schools of Scott County, Missouri. Cape Girardeau, Missouri: PDQ Printing Company.

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