Gilmore, Missouri

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Gilmore is an unincorporated community in St. Charles County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

History

A post office called Gilmore was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1959. [2] Gilmore was named for Thomas Gilmore, an early settler who was one of a company to march against the British at Rock Island and who was killed by Indians. [3] . I am a descendant of Thomas Gilmore. He lived until 1848 and in 1820 served as one of the first Justices of the peace in Missouri. The fight on Rock Island took place March 1815.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilmore, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 356.

38°48′37″N90°48′22″W / 38.81028°N 90.80611°W / 38.81028; -90.80611


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