The following tables were created from information posted in July, 1999, in notes from Ms. Lynn McKay and Ms. Mona Houser to the Jefferson County, Missouri, mailing list. Although the idea of putting this information on the website was the brainstorm of Lynn, Mona, and John Pierce, the information used to compile these tables was painstakingly indexed by Dave Hallemann of the Jefferson County Historical Society and is contained in the 1876 and 1898 Atlas Index books published by him. This information is reproduced with Dave's kind generosity. A reprint of the 1876 Atlas book (along with the index pages) is in the binding stage and will soon be available for sale through the De Soto Public Library (cost: TBD). Dave's Index to the 1876 Atlas and also his index to the 1898 Atlas are available for purchase at the library at the cost of $15.00 for soft copy, $20.00 for hard copy.
For more information on the mailing list and Jefferson County genealogy,
see the MOGenWeb-Jefferson County, Missouri, MOGenWeb main page.
Ms. McKay supplied the post office names from the indices of land ownership atlases for 1876 and 1898 (© 1999-2001, David Hallemann) and are available from the Jefferson County Historical Society via the De Soto Public Library as stated above. Ms. Houser supplied the geographical locations using the 1995 Jefferson County Plat Book, Wunnenberg's Guide for Jefferson County, Historic Sites of Jefferson County, and other sources.
To forestall one obvious question, with respect to the designations
city and town in the 1896 data, Ms McKay wrote:
"... I do not know what constitutes a city and a town.
There is no definition in the atlas that I can find."
Under Location, the notation, e.g., "S21 T42N R5E", means
"Section 21, Township 42 North, Range 5 East."
For those unfamiliar with the "township and range" method
of specifying land areas,
an excellent explanation may be found at:
http://www.outfitters.com/genealogy/land/.
Jefferson County, Missouri Post Offices - 1876
| Name |
Location |
Other Information |
| |
| Antonia |
S21 T42N R5E |
Still a town, not incorporated |
| Avoca |
|
6 miles south-east of De Soto on Joachim Creek |
| Belew's Creek |
S10 T41N R4E |
|
| Bushberg |
T41N R6E |
Along the Mississippi River, probably section 8 or 17 |
| Byrnesville |
S12 T42N R3E |
On Big River about 3 miles north of Cedar Hill |
| Crystal City |
|
Along the Mississippi River, still exists |
| De Soto |
|
South central part of the county, still exists |
| Dittmer's Store |
34 T42N R3E |
Unincorporated, new post office |
| Frumet |
S33 T40N R3E |
About 7 miles west of DeSoto |
| Hanover |
S2 T40N R5E |
Probable location; was a RR station. |
| Hematite |
S16 T40N R5E |
Still exists |
| High Ridge |
S14 T43N R4E |
Unincorporated, but heavily populated |
| Hillsboro |
S3 T40N R4E |
Still exists |
| Horine Station |
S24 T41N R5E |
Unincorporated, no post office |
| House's Spring |
S4 T42N R4E |
Now called House Springs |
| Kimmswick |
S21 T42N R6E |
A "historic" town. Historic houses from other places
have been moved here for preservation and display. |
| Maxwell (Maxville) |
|
Now part of Arnold |
| Morse's Mill |
S23 T41N R3E |
Unincorporated |
| Old Ditch |
?? |
|
| Pevely |
S18 T41N R6E |
Still exists |
| Plattin |
S6 T39N R6E |
|
| Rush Tower |
S31 T40N R7E |
|
| Sulphur Springs Landing |
S29 T42N R6E |
Along the Mississippi |
| Victoria Station |
S24 T40N R4E |
Had a RR station, unincorporated town |
| Vineland |
S20 T39N R4E |
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Jefferson County Post Offices - 1898
| Name |
Location |
Other Information |
| |
| Antonia |
See above |
|
| Avoca |
See above |
6 miles south-east of De Soto on Joachim Creek |
| Belews Creek |
See above |
|
| Byrnesville |
See above |
|
| Crystal City (city) |
See above |
|
| Demaree or House Springs (city) |
See above |
|
| De Soto (city) |
See above |
|
| Dittmer's Store (town) |
See above |
|
| Festus |
|
Still exists, big town, find it on a map
|
| Fletcher |
S30 T40N R3E
|
| Flucom |
?? |
East of DeSoto, exact location unknown |
| Frijmet |
|
Probably Frumet - see above |
| Goldman |
S12 T41N R4E |
In an 1888 history book, this was called Sandy or Sandy Bridge. |
| Grubville |
S13 T41N R2E |
Near Franklin Co border |
| Hanover (town) |
See above |
|
| Hematite (town) |
See above |
|
| Herculaneum (city) |
S29 T41N R6E |
Still exists. The 1888 history book says that it had been
washed off the map, and didn't exist at that time. |
| High Ridge (town) |
See above |
|
| Hillsboro (town) |
See above |
|
| Horine (town) |
See above |
|
| Jewetts Subdivision (town) |
|
Probably near Crystal City. Mr. Jewett
is credited with "discovering" near Crystal City the good quality sand
(silica) used for glass. |
| Kimmswick (city) |
See above |
|
| Knorpp |
|
Probably south of DeSoto (there's a Knorpp Rd there) |
| Ludwig (town) |
?? |
|
| Maxville (town) |
See above |
|
| McCormick |
?? |
|
| Montesano Springs (town)
| ?? |
|
| Morse Mill |
See above |
|
| Murphy |
S5 T43N R5E |
|
| Oermann |
S7 T41N R3E |
|
| Pevely (town) |
See above |
|
| Rock Creek |
S30 T43N R5E |
|
| Rush Tower |
See above |
|
| Scheve |
?? |
|
| Seckman |
S2 T42N R5E |
|
| Silica City (city) |
S35 T41N R5E |
West side of Festus, has been absorbed by the
city of Festus. |
| Sulphur Springs Landing (town) |
See above |
|
| Valle Mines |
S5 T38N R5E |
|
| Victoria (town) |
See above |
|
| Vineland (town) |
See above |
|
| Ware |
S11 T40N R3E |
|
| Windsor Harbor (town) |
S20 T42N R6E |
Just across the bridge from Kimmswick.
Paul Harvey's home is here.
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MANY, MANY THANKS TO MONA HOUSER, LYNN McKAY, AND JOHN W. PIERCE!
AND, AS ALWAYS, OUR GRATITUDE TO DAVID HALLEMANN!
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