Kings Grove, Missouri

Kings Grove, or King Grove ^{[1] [2]} , is an extinct town in northeastern Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. ^{[3] [4]}

Kings Grove was settled around 1850 ^[5] by John B. King, and named for him. ^[6] A government survey from 1839 denotes this place as Roland's Grove, ^[5] for the stream Roland's Branch, ^[7] the most upstream tributary of the Nodaway River in Holt County. ^[8] A post office called Konoko ^[9] (or Konaka) existed from 1872 to 1873, then King Grove ^[1] post office was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1881. ^[10]

There was a stock farm named Kings Grove at the location until a few decades after the turn of the 20th century. ^[8]

References

1. "Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Henry - Howell". National Archves Catalog. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
2. Cram, George Frankling. "New railroad and county map of Missouri, 1882". David Rumsey Map Collection. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kings Grove (historical)
4. "Holt County, Missouri Political Entities". Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Place Names. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
5. "History of Holt County, Missouri". St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
6. "Holt County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
7. History of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri. St. Joseph, National Historical Co., 1882. 1882. p. 205.
8. "Holt County 1918". Geo. A. Ogle. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
9. "An illustrated historical atlas map of Holt County, Mo, 1877". Brink, McDonough & Company. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
10. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

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