Gravelton, Missouri

Gravelton is an unincorporated community in northeastern Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on the banks of Big Creek and one mile east of the community of Cascade.[2]

History

A post office called Gravelton was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1956.[3] The community was named for the gravel used to construct the town's early concrete buildings.[4]

Notable person

John Henry Raney, a U.S. Representative from Missouri, was born at Gravelton in 1849.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gravelton, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  5. Congress, United States. (1913). A Biographical Congressional Directory. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 943.

37°17′54″N 90°15′14″W


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