Graniteville, Missouri | |
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Coordinates: 37°39′01″N90°40′47″W / 37.65028°N 90.67972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Iron |
Elevation | 1,211 ft (369 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 573 |
GNIS feature ID | 718694 [1] |
Graniteville is an unincorporated community in northeast Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is located on Missouri Route 21 approximately three-quarters of a mile east of Elephant Rocks State Park. Pilot Knob is about three miles to the southeast. [2]
A post office called Graniteville was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1913. [3] The community was named for granite quarrying near the original town site. [4]
Tim McCabe, a Major League Baseball pitcher, was born at Graniteville in 1894. [5]
Iron County is a county located in the Lead Belt region in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,537. The largest city and county seat is Ironton. Iron County was officially organized on February 17, 1857, and was named after the abundance of iron ore found within its borders.
Bixby is an unincorporated community in western Iron County, Missouri, United States. It is located at the western intersection of Routes 32 and 49, approximately 22 miles east of Salem.
Vulcan is an unincorporated community in southern Iron County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Route 49 between Des Arc two miles to the south and Annapolis 3.5 miles to the north. Ironton is approximately twenty miles north. The community is in the Big Creek valley.
Glover is an unincorporated community in southern Iron County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 49, approximately eight miles south of Ironton.
Belleview is an unincorporated community in northern Iron County, Missouri, United States. It is located about eight miles northwest of Ironton on Route 21 and is approximately three miles south of Belgrade and Caledonia. Belleview is located near Elephant Rocks State Park and is near the Mark Twain National Forest.
Goodland is an unincorporated community in western Iron County, Missouri, United States. It is located on a county road, approximately two miles from Route 49 in the Mark Twain National Forest.
Middlebrook is an unincorporated community on the Iron County/St. Francois County line in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located approximately six miles north of Ironton, four miles east of Belleview, and seven miles southeast of Belgrade and Caledonia.
Hiram is an unincorporated community in eastern Wayne County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Route C, between Clubb to the northwest and Lowndes to the southeast, approximately twenty miles southwest of Marble Hill. The community is located on McCabe Creek, just north of that steam's confluence with Bear Creek.
Redmondville is an unincorporated community in western Iron County, Missouri, United States. It is located on a county road approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of Missouri Route 49 in the Mark Twain National Forest. The community is on the west bank of Clayton Creek, just north of that stream's confluence with the Middle Fork of the Black River. It formerly had a school house.
Timothy J. McCabe was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared for the St. Louis Browns over parts of the four seasons from 1915 through 1918, mostly in relief.
Banner is an unincorporated community in northern Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Buick is an extinct town in southwest Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
Chloride is an unincorporated community in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Chloride is located on Big Creek along Missouri Route 49. The community is approximately 1.5 miles south of the lead smelter at Glover.
Ghermanville is an unincorporated community in northeastern Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community was located approximately one-half mile east of Graniteville adjacent to Missouri Route 21.
Good Water is an unincorporated community in northwest Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Knob Creek is a stream in Iron and St. Francois counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Stouts Creek.
Minimum is an unincorporated community in southeastern Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Pin Hook is an unincorporated community in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Pin Hook is on Missouri Route 21 approximately one mile southeast of Belleview.
Sabula is an unincorporated community in southwest Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on the east floodplain of Big Creek along Missouri Route 49 between Annapolis three miles to the south and Glover about 5.5 miles to the north.
Oak Mountain is a summit in the southwestern corner of St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The summit has an elevation of 1,631 feet (497 m). The peak is on a north-south trending ridge that extends south into Iron County and the city of Pilot Knob lies just southwest of the mountain. The community of Middlebrook is to the northwest and Iron Mountain Lake is to the north. The source area of Knob Creek is on the west flank of the mountain.
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