Howes Mill
Unincorporated community
Howes Mill is located in Missouri
Howes Mill
Howes Mill
Coordinates: 37°37′04″N 91°17′30″W / 37.61778°N 91.29167°W / 37.61778; -91.29167
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyDent County
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Howes Mill is an unincorporated community in eastern Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is approximately 12.5 miles east of Salem on Missouri Route 32. The Howes Mill spring is two miles to the northeast on the West Fork of Huzzah Creek.[2][3]

History

A post office called Howes Mill was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1957.[4] The community was named after Tom Howe, the proprietor of a local mill.[5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Howes Mill, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 55 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ↑ Stone Hill, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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