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Indian Creek, Missouri
Indian Creek is an unincorporated community in northeastern Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on the banks of Indian Creek and along U.S. Route 24 U.S. Route 24 or U.S. Highway 24 (US 24) is one of the original United States Numbered Highways of 1926 which runs east and west for most of its routing. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Misso ... about midway between Monroe City to the northeast and Stoutsville to the southwest. Another name for the community of Indian Creek is "Swinkey". This name comes from one of the original settlers and the name has stuck to this day. History A post office called Indian Creek was established in 1839, and remained in operation until 1906. The community took its name from nearby Indian Creek. References Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{MonroeCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military). There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada, but many countries do not use the concept of an unincorporated area. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monroe County, Missouri
Monroe County is a county in northeast Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,666. Its county seat is Paris. It is the birthplace of Mark Twain. History The county was organized January 6, 1831 and named for James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. Monroe County was one of several along the Missouri River settled by migrants from the Upper South, especially Kentucky and Tennessee. They brought slaves and slaveholding traditions with them and quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. They also brought characteristic antebellum architecture and culture. The county was at the heart of what was called Little Dixie. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.4%) is water. Adjacent counties * Shelby County (north) * Marion County (northeast) * Ralls County (east) * Audrain County (south) * Randolph County (west) Major highway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. At 1.5 billion years old, the St. Francois Mountains are among the oldest in the world. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center and into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border. With over six million residents, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Springfield, Missouri, Springfield, and Columbia, Missouri, Columbia. The Cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Creek (Monroe County, Missouri)
Indian Creek is a stream in Monroe County, Missouri, Monroe and Ralls County, Missouri, Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary to the Salt River (Missouri), Salt River within Mark Twain Lake. The origin of the name Indian Creek is unclear. The creek may have been so named on account of the red tinted water. See also *List of rivers of Missouri References Rivers of Monroe County, Missouri Rivers of Ralls County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{RallsCountyMO-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monroe City, Missouri
Monroe City is a city in Marion County, Missouri, Marion, Monroe County, Missouri, Monroe, and Ralls County, Missouri, Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 2,652 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Marion and Ralls County portions of Monroe City are part of the Hannibal, Missouri, Hannibal Hannibal micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Monroe City was platted in 1857, and named for its location within Monroe County. A post office called Monroe City has been in operation since 1860. In 1907, Monroe City repealed its sundown town ordinance that it had set three weeks prior for Black people to return home by eight o'clock at night. During the time of the curfew, "Several, desiring to test the efficacy of the order, were severely beaten and chased to their homes." The Farmers and Merchants Bank Building (Monroe City, Missouri), Farmers and Merchants Bank Building, St. Jude's Episcopal Church, and Washington School (Monro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoutsville, Missouri
Stoutsville is a village in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. The population was 37 at the 2020 census. History Stoutsville was platted in 1871 and named after the family of Robert P. Stout, the original owners of the town site. A post office called Stoutsville has been in operation since 1872. For at least 25 years during its early history, Stoutsville had been a sundown town, a place that forbade Black people to stay overnight. A sign once displayed near the railroad station read, "Mr. Nigger, don't let the sun set on you in Stoutsville." Geography Stoutsville is in northeast Monroe County, adjacent to the Buck Creek confluence with Mark Twain Lake and just south of U.S. Route 24. Paris, the county seat, is to the southwest, and Monroe City is to the northeast via US 24.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 31, According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stoutsville has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.08%, are water. The village is in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Communities In Monroe County, Missouri
Unincorporated may refer to: * Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality * Unincorporated entity, a type of organization * Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress has determined that only select parts of the U.S. Constitution apply * Unincorporated association Unincorporated association refers to a group of people in common law jurisdictions—such as the United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand—who organize around a shared purpose without forming a corporation or similar legal entity. Unlike in some ..., also known as voluntary association, groups organized to accomplish a purpose * ''Unincorporated'' (album), a 2001 album by Earl Harvin Trio {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
