Peers, Missouri

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Peers is an unincorporated community in southern Warren County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

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Location

The community is on the north edge of the Missouri River floodplain and Treloar is four miles to the west on Missouri Route 94. [2]

History

Peers was platted in 1892 when the railroad was extended to that point. [3] A post office called Peers was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1973. [4] The community has the name of Charles E. Peers, a railroad promoter. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peers, Missouri
  2. ↑ Treloar, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973 (1986 rev.) and Marthasville, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972 (1986 rev.)
  3. 1 2 "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

38°38′03″N91°07′19″W / 38.63417°N 91.12194°W / 38.63417; -91.12194

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