PAST:
The following is a description of the locations
of some of the towns, communities and villages of Boone county that were
extinct as of 1899 when this issue of the Missouri Statesman was published.
Missouri Statesman
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, September 29, 1899
TOWNS NOT ON THE MAP
Names of Villages that Flourished in the
Early History of Boone County, but are no More.
The early history of Boone county and the deeds on file in the office
of the circuit clerk contain references to towns and villages that
are now extinct. Some of them were of importance in their day
and we expect to publish more concerning them in the near future.
For the present we will content ourselves with a partial list of the
towns which have long since disappeared from the map and almost
from the memory of man.
Petersburg -- the birthplace of Mrs. John A. Logan, in Bourbon
township, between Hallsville and Sturgeon.
Old Summerville -- a village east of Deer Park and near the Callaway line.
Stonesport -- a promising young "city," about a mile above Claysville,
laid out in 1836.
Middleton -- 4 miles west of where Hallsville now stands.
Lexington -- on Thrall's Prairie.
Germantown -- a small settlement in Perche township.
"Persia" -- a little town at the junction of Perche creek
with the Booneslick Trace.
Nashville -- laid out in 1819 just below Providence. Had several
business houses, warehouse, post office. River swept it away.
Lebanon -- once stood near present side of Browns Station but was
never half so large.
Smithton -- half a mile west of Boone county court house. Town
was moved to Flat Branch to get near water and named Columbia.
Prairie City -- a Bourbon township village with a promising future.
Bourbonton -- afterwards called "Buena Vista," was just west of where
Sturgeon stands, and was abandoned in favor of the new town Sturgeon.
Greenland -- flourished for a short time only, between Woodlandville
and Harrisburg.
There may have been other early towns now extinct and almost forgotten.
Any information about those mentioned or any not named will be thankfully received.
End-of-article.
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PRESENT:
The current cities, towns, villages and
communities of Boone County. Many of the unincorporated communities are
simply "wide spots in the road", but are listed here for completeness.
| Name |
Date
Incorporated |
Class |
1990
population |
Information/
History |
| Ammon |
unincorporated |
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Switzler p.1076 |
| Ashland |
1877 |
4th |
1,252 |
Switzler p.633-638
Switzler p.519-521 |
| Browns Station |
unincorporated |
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Switzler p.739-741 |
| Centralia |
1867 |
4th |
3,414 |
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| Columbia |
1826 |
Home
Rule |
69,133 |
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| Claysville |
unincorporated |
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| Deer Park |
unincorporated |
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| Easley |
unincorporated |
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| Elm Tree |
unincorporated |
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| Englewood |
unincorporated |
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| Fairway |
unincorporated |
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| Hallsville |
1957 |
4th |
917 |
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| Harg |
unincorporated |
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| Harrisburg |
1897 |
Village |
169 |
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| Hinton |
unincorporated |
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| Huntsdale |
unincorporated |
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| McBaine |
unincorporated |
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| Midway |
unincorporated |
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| Murry |
unincorporated |
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| Pierpont |
unincorporated |
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| Prathersville |
unincorporated |
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| Riggs |
unincorporated |
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| Rocheport |
1835 |
4th |
255 |
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| Rucker |
unincorporated |
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| Sapp |
unincorporated |
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| Shaw |
unincorporated |
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| Sturgeon |
1856 |
4th |
838 |
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| Summerville |
unincorporated |
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Plotted in 1848 by Ensibus Hubbard and David Jacob,
it derived its name from a town in Kentucky.
Lat 385138N, Lon 0921239W |
| Wilton |
unincorporated |
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| Woodlandville |
unincorporated |
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