Whig Valley is a fertile valley generally between Maitland and Mound City [1] , in northeastern Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [2] Whig Valley was also the name of a small community once present there in the 19th Century.
Whig Valley was first settled in 1846 [3] by Theodore Higley and gave the locality its name due to his admiration of Whig Party political leader Henry Clay. [4] The majority of settlers in Whig Valley were from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. Similarly, in nearby southwestern Nodaway County near Fairview settlers named their locale Whig Valley as well. [4] During the Civil War many of the originally settlers left this region and northerners from Ohio came in. [3]
A post office was established in 1861 and named Whig Valley in this area. [5] Later a store was built in 1870, and the town was platted in 1876. [3] But when Maitland was established in 1881, the town of Whig Valley dissipated and the post office closed that same year.
Holt County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,223. Its county seat is Oregon. The county was organized February 15, 1841. Originally named Nodaway County, it was soon renamed for David Rice Holt (1803–1840), a Missouri state legislator from Platte County.
New Point is an unincorporated community in eastern Holt County, Missouri, United States.
The Tarkio River is a non-navigable river that stretches for approximately 140 miles (225 km) from Cass County, Iowa to its mouth on the Missouri River in Holt County, Missouri.
Excelsior is an extinct town in Atchison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. It was founded in 1857. It was located in the southwest section of Benton Township section 21.
Curzon is an extinct community in southern Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Kings Grove is an extinct town in northeastern Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Richville is an extinct community in southeastern Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Bigelow Township is a township in western Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is around 30 square miles. Bigelow, the village, is located in its northeastern quadrant, and Big Lake is located in its southwest and part of it extends into Minton Township.
Clay Township is a township in northeastern Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It contains 46 square miles.
Forest Township is a township in southern Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is roughly 38 square miles.
Lewis Township is a township in southeastern Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Minton Township is a township in west central Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is around 40 square miles.
Nodaway Township is a township in southeastern Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is approximately 25 square miles.
North Salem is an unincorporated community in Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Benton Township is a township at the center of Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It contains about 50 sections. Mound City is the principal city of this township and is located in its center and the extinct hamlet of Jackson Point was located just south.
Forbes Township is a township in southeastern Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is roughly 42 square miles. The village of Forbes is located in its southwest.
Hickory Township is a township in eastern Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It contains a little more than 40 square miles.
Liberty Township is a township in north central Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It contains 45 sections.
Lincoln Township is a township in northwestern Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the smallest township in the county by area, being only around 20 square miles.
Union Township is a township in the northwest of Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the largest township in the county being around 60 square miles.
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