Sutherland, Missouri

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Sutherland is an unincorporated community in southeast Johnson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is on Missouri Route 23 approximately eleven miles south of Knob Noster. The community of Bowen is two miles south on the Johnson-Henry county line. [2]

History

Sutherland was laid out in 1898, and named after D. L. Sutherland, the original owner of the town site. [3] A post office called Sutherland was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1912. [4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sutherland, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 35 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Johnson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2016.

38°35′06″N93°35′34″W / 38.58500°N 93.59278°W / 38.58500; -93.59278