Thorpe is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community lies just north of the Dallas- Webster county line, with Missouri Route W and the Niangua River passing about one mile to the east. The community lies approximately midway between Buffalo, eleven miles to the northwest and Marshfield, eleven miles to the southeast. [2]
A post office called Thorpe was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1907. [3] The community has the name of J. G. T. Thorpe, a pioneer citizen. [4]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thorpe, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
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"Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
37°29′16″N 92°59′52″W / 37.48778°N 92.99778°W
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Thorpe is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community lies just north of the Dallas- Webster county line, with Missouri Route W and the Niangua River passing about one mile to the east. The community lies approximately midway between Buffalo, eleven miles to the northwest and Marshfield, eleven miles to the southeast. [2]
A post office called Thorpe was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1907. [3] The community has the name of J. G. T. Thorpe, a pioneer citizen. [4]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thorpe, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
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^
"Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
Municipalities and communities of
Dallas County, Missouri, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities | | |
| Village | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDP | ||
|
Other unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
37°29′16″N 92°59′52″W / 37.48778°N 92.99778°W
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