Haseltine, Missouri

Haseltine is an unincorporated community in Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community location was west of Springfield on U.S. Route 266, adjacent to Interstate 44.[2]

History

Variant names were "Dorchester" and "Hazeltine Station".[1] A post office called Dorchester was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1904.[3] The community has the name of the local Hazeltine family.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haseltine
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. "Greene 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)

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