Wyeth, Missouri

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Wyeth, Missouri on Route C from the south. WyethMO.jpg
Wyeth, Missouri on Route C from the south.

Wyeth is an unincorporated community in Andrew County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is on Missouri Route C approximately 1.5 miles southeast of Rosendale. The One Hundred and Two River flows past about one-half mile to the west. [2]

History

An old variant name was Rush, after Peter Rush, a local landowner. [3] A post office called Rush was established in 1890, the name was changed into Wyeth in 1904, and the post office closed in 1905. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wyeth, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed, 1998, p. 19 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2016.

40°01′30″N94°48′08″W / 40.02500°N 94.80222°W / 40.02500; -94.80222


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