Sand Hill, Missouri

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Sand Hill (sometimes spelled Sandhill) is an unincorporated community in Scotland County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Scotland County, Missouri county in Missouri, United States

Scotland County is located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,843, making it the fifth-least populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Memphis. The county was organized January 29, 1841, and named for Scotland.

U.S. state constituent political entity sharing sovereignty as the United States of America

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Missouri State of the United States of America

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City. The state is the 21st-most extensive in area. In the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center of the state into the Mississippi River, which makes up Missouri's eastern border.

History

A post office called Sand Hill was established in 1845, and remained in operation until 1903. [2] The community was so named on account of the sandy soil in the area. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sand Hill, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  3. "Scotland County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.

Coordinates: 40°18′41″N92°07′41″W / 40.31139°N 92.12806°W / 40.31139; -92.12806

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