Midland, Missouri

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Midland is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community was located along Missouri Route 8 near the Missouri Route TT intersection approximately two miles east of Steelville. The Midland School was about one-half mile to the northwest on a bluff above Whittenburg Creek. [2]

History

A post office called Midland was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1896. [3] The community took its name from the Midland Blast Furnace Company. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Midland, Missouri
  2. ↑ Steelville, MO, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1937 (1950 rev.)
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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