Midland, Missouri

Midland is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located along Missouri Route 8 near the Missouri Route TT intersection approximately two miles east of Steelville. The Midland School was about one-half mile to the northwest on a bluff above Whittenburg Creek.[2]

History

A post office called Midland was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1896.[3] The community took its name from the Midland Blast Furnace Company.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Midland, Missouri
  2. Steelville, MO, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1937 (1950 rev.)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  4. "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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