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'''Westville''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Chariton County, Missouri|Chariton County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{GNIS|741352}}</ref> |
'''Westville''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Chariton County, Missouri|Chariton County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{GNIS|741352}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Westville was [[plat]]ted in 1857, and named after Dr. W. S. West, a first settler.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070734/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_chariton.html | title=Chariton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref> A post office called Westville was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1909.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref> |
Westville was [[plat]]ted in 1857, and named after Dr. W. S. West, a first settler.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_chariton.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070734/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_chariton.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 June 2016 | title=Chariton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref> A post office called Westville was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1909.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 05:39, 14 November 2023
Westville is an unincorporated community in Chariton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
[edit]Westville was platted in 1857, and named after Dr. W. S. West, a first settler.[2] A post office called Westville was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1909.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westville, Missouri
- ^ "Chariton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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39°38′34″N 92°54′29″W / 39.64278°N 92.90806°W
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