Howes Mill, Missouri

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Howes Mill
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Howes Mill
Coordinates: 37°37′04″N91°17′30″W / 37.61778°N 91.29167°W / 37.61778; -91.29167
CountryUnited States
State Missouri
County Dent County
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

Howes Mill is an unincorporated community in eastern Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

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The community is approximately 12.5 miles east of Salem on Missouri Route 32. The Howes Mill spring is two miles to the northeast on the West Fork of Huzzah Creek. [2] [3]

History

A post office called Howes Mill was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1957. [4] The community was named after Tom Howe, the proprietor of a local mill. [5]

Notable person

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Howes Mill, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 55 ISBN   0899332242
  3. Stone Hill, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  5. "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Obituary for Carmen L Berra" . Retrieved January 27, 2024.