Blackwell,_Missouri

Blackwell, Missouri

Blackwell, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Blackwell is an unincorporated community in a small part of Washington County and the extreme northern section of St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately seven and a half miles south of De Soto.

A variant name was "Blackwell Station".[1] A post office called Blackwells Station was established in 1858, and the name was changed to Blackwell in 1885.[2] The community has the name of Lavinia Blackwell and Margaret Blackwell, first settlers.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blackwell, Missouri
  2. [2]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

38.044°N 90.618°W / 38.044; -90.618


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