Monegaw Springs, Missouri

Last updated

Monegaw Springs is an unincorporated community in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

History

A post office called Monegaw Springs was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1953. [2] The community took its name from a mineral spring of the same name near the original town site. [3] The spring was originally named “Stinking Waters” but was later renamed Monegaw or “Owner of Much Money” in honor of Monegaw, [4] an Osage tribal leader. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taberville, Missouri</span> Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Taberville is an unincorporated community in southwestern St. Clair County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately sixteen miles west of Osceola, situated on the north side of the Osage River. Taberville formerly had a post office, but it has closed and mail is now delivered from nearby Rockville.

Ohio is an unincorporated community in northern St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is at the intersection of Missouri routes A and F and south of Cooper Creek. Lowry City is on Missouri Route 13 approximately seven miles to the east and Appleton City is approximately nine miles to the west-northwest on Missouri Route 52.

Hogles Creek is a stream in Benton, Hickory and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Osage River within Truman Lake.

Finey is an unincorporated community in southeastern Henry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route Z just over one mile from the Henry-Benton county line. The Osage arm of the Truman Reservoir and the Henry-St Clair county line is approximately one mile to the south. The Grand River arm of the reservoir is about two miles to the north of the community.

Riverview is an unincorporated community in southwestern Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Femme Osage is an unincorporated community in southwest St. Charles County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route T along the bank of the Femme Osage Creek.

Harper is an unincorporated community in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Iuka Springs is an extinct town in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

Johnson City is an unincorporated community in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Oyer is an unincorporated community in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Salt Creek is a stream in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Osage River.

Simms Creek is a stream in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Osage River.

Tiffin is an unincorporated community in southern St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Wright Creek is a stream in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary to the Osage River within the Truman Reservoir.

Chalk Level is an unincorporated community in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Chalk Level Township is an inactive township in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Monegaw Township is an inactive township in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Osage Township is an inactive township in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Osceola Township is an inactive township in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Taber Township is an inactive township in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monegaw Springs, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "St. Clair County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "St. Clair County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ Nestor, Sandy (29 November 2004). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 101. ISBN   978-0-7864-7167-6. Monegaw was an Osage chief...

38°01′45″N93°50′21″W / 38.02917°N 93.83917°W / 38.02917; -93.83917



This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.