Wintersville,_Missouri

Wintersville, Missouri

Wintersville, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Wintersville is an unincorporated community in western Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route WW 2.5 miles southeast of Harris and one mile east of Medicine Creek.[2]

History

Wintersville was platted in 1857 by J. N. Winters, and named for him.[3] A post office called Wintersville was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1904.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wintersville, Missouri
  2. [2]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 22 ISBN 0899332242
  3. [3]
    "Sullivan County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

40°16′06″N 93°19′37″W


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