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Jefferson County is located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 226,739, making it the sixth-most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Hillsboro. The county was organized in 1818 and named in honor of former president Thomas Jefferson.
Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 34,962. Its county seat and largest city is Waterloo.
Hillsboro is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,473 at the 2020 census, up from 2,821 in 2010. Hillsboro is the county seat of Jefferson County.
Jefferson College is a community college in Jefferson County, Missouri, in the city of Hillsboro. As of Fall 2019, Jefferson College enrollment includes 4,179 full and part-time college credit students.
The Jefferson Barracks Military Post is located on the Mississippi River at Lemay, Missouri, south of St. Louis. It was an important and active U.S. Army installation from 1826 through 1946. It is the oldest operating U.S. military installation west of the Mississippi River, and it is now used as a base for the Army and Air National Guard. A Veterans Affairs healthcare system campus is located on the southern portion of the base and is also the headquarters for the Veterans Canteen Service.
Dittmer is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 30 southwest of Cedar Hill.
Fletcher is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.
Grubville is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately one-half mile east of the Jefferson/Franklin County line. Missouri routes WW and Y meet at the community and Route 30 passes approximately one mile to the north. Nearby communities include Dittmer and Morse Mill to the east and Lonedell and Luebbering to the west in Franklin County. Jones Creek flows from the east side of the community to its confluence with Big River approximately five miles to the east.
House Springs is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. It is located just off Route 30, at the intersection with Routes MM and W near Byrnes Mill.
Morse Mill is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately five miles northwest of Hillsboro along Missouri Route B. The community and mill were located along Big River.
Koch is a former community in St. Louis County, Missouri. It was named for Robert Koch, a German bacteriologist. The location was at what is now Interstate 255 east of Route 231. It had a post office, which is now closed.
Loose Creek is an unincorporated community in Osage County, Missouri, United States. It is located north of U.S. Route 50, approximately eight miles east of Missouri's capital of Jefferson City. The ZIP Code for Loose Creek is 65054.
Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site is a publicly owned property in Jefferson County, Missouri, administered by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, preserving the Sandy Creek Covered Bridge. The bridge is one of four remaining covered bridges in Missouri, which once numbered about 30. It is a relatively rare example of a Howe truss bridge, one of three in Missouri. The covered bridge is named for Sandy Creek, which it crosses, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Lamine Township is one of 14 civil townships in Cooper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Twenty-two of Missouri's 114 counties, including Cooper County, have civil township governments. The other 92 counties have townships which are geographical but not governmental (civil). According to the 1860 Census, the population of Lamine Township was 830 . As of the 2020 Census, Lamine Township's population was 257.
Danby is an unincorporated community in southeast Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Jarvis is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Jarvis is located approximately 1.5 miles northwest of Mapaville and 2.5 miles southeast of Goldman.
Melzo is an unincorporated community in southern Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on Missouri Route E just north of the Jefferson-St. Francois county line. DeSoto is eight miles to the north and Bone Terre is approximately six miles to the south.
Oermann is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on Missouri Route 30 approximately two miles northeast of Grubville and two miles southwest of Dittmer.
Plattin is an unincorporated community in southeast Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Selma is an unincorporated community in southeastern Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on the west side of US Route 61 approximately six miles southeast of Festus. The Mississippi River floodplain lies two miles to the east.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goldman, Missouri
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp. 48-49 ISBN 0899332242
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