Andover, Missouri

Andover is an unincorporated community in northeast Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is Missouri Route T six miles north of Blythedale and three quarter mile south of the Missouri-Iowa border. Interstate 35 passes three miles to the west.[2]

History

Andover had its start in 1873 when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] A post office called Andover was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1943.[4]

In 1925, Andover had 54 inhabitants.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Andover, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 15 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  5. Rand McNally and Company (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 259. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

40°33′54″N 93°53′43″W


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