Keystone, Missouri

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Keystone is an extinct hamlet in northeastern Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

History

A post office at Keystone Station of the Leavenworth branch of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad [2] [3] was established in 1874 and closed in 1919. [4] A nearby settlement known as West Keystone existed as well. [5] The name of Keystone is survived by a lone county road.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keystone
  2. Williams, Walter (1915). A History of Northwest Missouri Volume I. The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 439.
  3. "Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Keystone

39°41′30″N94°18′58″W / 39.6916679°N 94.3160585°W / 39.6916679; -94.3160585