Wyeth, Missouri

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North on Route C in Wyeth, March 2025. WyethMO.jpg
North on Route C in Wyeth, March 2025.

Wyeth is an unincorporated community in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. [1]

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Description

The community is on Route C approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Rosendale. The One Hundred and Two River flows past about 1⁄2 of a mile (0.80 km) 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]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wyeth
  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.

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