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Missouri Route 6
Route 6 is a state highway in the northern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. It travels from I-29 Bus./ US 169 in St. Joseph to US 24/ US 61 about west of Quincy, Illinois. The highway serves as a major east-west corridor in northern Missouri Route 6, south of US 136 and north of US 36. If only a few miles longer in each direction, would be the only state highway to cross Missouri west to east. It is one of the original 1922 highways in Missouri. Route description Beginning at I-29 Bus. and US 169 in St. Joseph, Route 6 travels eastward through Buchanan County. Shortly after its starting point, the highway intersects I-29 at exit 47 before continuing east into DeKalb County. In DeKalb County, Route 6 overlaps with Route 31 for a short distance before passing through Maysville, where it intersects Route 33. Continuing eastward, Route 6 enters Daviess County, where it crosses I-35 at exit 64 near Winston. The highway then runs concurrent with US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri Department Of Transportation
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT, ) is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the U.S. state of Missouri under the guidance of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC). MoDOT designs, builds and maintains roads and bridges, improves airports, river ports, railroads, public transit systems and pedestrian and bicycle travel. In 1979, voters of the State passed a constitutional amendment merging the State Highway Department with the Department of Transportation, becoming the Missouri Highways and Transportation Department. In 1996, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Department became the Missouri Department of Transportation by legislative action. The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, a six-member bipartisan board, governs the Department. MHTC members are appointed by the List of governors of Missouri, governor and are confirmed by the Missouri Senate. No more than three commission members ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daviess County, Missouri
Daviess County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,430. Its county seat is Gallatin. The county was organized December 29, 1836, from Ray County and named for Major Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, a soldier from Kentucky who was killed in 1811 at the Battle of Tippecanoe. The county includes the town of Jamesport, which has the largest Amish community in Missouri. History According to Latter Day Saint movement founder Joseph Smith, Adam-ondi-Ahman, situated in the central part of the county, was where Adam and Eve relocated after being banished from the Garden of Eden. According to LDS tradition, the site is to be a gathering spot prior to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. In 1838, two years after the county was organized, Joseph Smith's claims about the history of the area spurred in an influx of Mormon settlers. Non-Mormon residents feared they were going to lose control of the county and attempted to prevent Morm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edina, Missouri
Edina is a city and county seat of Knox County, Missouri, United States, between the North and South Forks of the South Fabius River. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,012. Geography Edina is located in central Knox County at the intersection of Missouri routes 6 and 15. Hurdland is 6.5 miles to the west, Knox City is 8.5 miles to the east and the community of Baring is about 5.5 miles to the north. The North and South Forks of the South Fabius River pass approximately one-half mile to the northeast and southwest of the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Weather According to weather data tallied between July 1, 1985 and June 30, 2015 for every location in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's official climate database, Edina, Missouri, is the snowiest place in the state of Missouri with an average of of snow per year. History Edina was platted in 1839. The com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri Route 15
Route 15 is a highway in northeast Missouri. Its northern terminus is at the Iowa state line about north of Memphis; its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 54 in Mexico. Route 15 serves as a key north-south corridor in northeast Missouri, with its busiest portion supportnig transport for more than 2,000 rural Missourians. Route description Beginning at US 54 in Mexico, Route 15 travels north through Audrain County. Shortly after its starting point, the highway intersects Route 22 and continues northward through rural farmland. Route 15 then passes through Paris, where it intersects US 24 and Route 154 before continuing into Shelby County. In Shelby County, Route 15 reaches Shelbina, where it intersects US 36 and Route 110. The highway then continues northward, passing through Shelbyville before entering Knox County. In Knox County, Route 15 intersects Route 6 near Edina and continues northward toward Scotland County. Upon reaching Scotland County, Route 15 inters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knox County, Missouri
Knox County is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,744, making it the third-least populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Edina. The county was organized February 14, 1845, and named for U.S. Secretary of War General Henry Knox. Civil War A battle was fought during the American Civil War at Newark, involving Joseph C. Porter on August 1, 1862. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water. Adjacent counties * Scotland County (north) * Clark County (northeast) * Lewis County (east) * Shelby County (south) * Macon County (southwest) * Adair County (west) Major highways * Route 6 * Route 11 * Route 15 * Route 151 * Route 156 Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 4,131 people in the county, organized into 1,791 households and 1,217 families. The population density was . There were 2,317 housing u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri Route 11
Route 11 is a highway in the northern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Route 15 (Missouri), Route 15 near Baring, Missouri, Baring; its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 24 (Missouri), U.S. Route 24 west of Brunswick, Missouri, Brunswick. The northern half of the route runs more east–west than north–south. Route description Beginning at US 24 west of Brunswick, Route 11 travels north through Chariton County, Missouri, Chariton County. Shortly after its starting point, the highway intersects Route M near Triplett, Missouri, Triplett and continues northward through rural farmland. Route 11 then passes through Mendon, Missouri, Mendon, where it intersects Route CC and Route C before continuing into Linn County, Missouri, Linn County. In Linn County, Route 11 reaches Brookfield, Missouri, Brookfield, where it intersects U.S. Route 36 in Missouri, US 36, Missouri Route 5, Route 5, and Missouri Route 110, Route 110. The highway then contin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novinger, Missouri
Novinger is a town in Nineveh Township, Adair County, Missouri, United States. The population was 456 at the 2010 census. History Key events in Novinger history include the arrival of the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific railroad and filing of the town plat by founder John C. Novinger in 1878, the establishment of a U.S. Post Office the next year, and the first shaft coal mine in 1883. A turn-of-the-century coal mining boom saw Welsh, Germans, Scots-Irish, Italians, natives of the Balkan countries and many others and their families immigrate from all over the world. It was this boom that finally saw Novinger incorporated as a city in 1901 as the population swelled into the thousands. However, the Great Depression, a post-World War II switch to mostly natural gas and electric heat in American homes, and heavy industry's lessening coal use doomed the area coal fields. The railroads had pulled out by 1950, and the last mine, Billy Creek Coal Mine southwest of Novinger, closed in January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adair County, Missouri
Adair County is a County (United States), county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. The population census for 2020 United States census, 2020 was 25,314. As of July 1, 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for the county is 25,185, a -0.5% change. The county seat is Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville. The county was first settled by immigrants from Kentucky and organized on January 29, 1841. Adair County comprises the Kirksville, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The first permanent settlement in Adair County began in 1828. Many of the first settlers were from Adair County, KY, Adair County in Kentucky, for which the Missouri county was named. The county in Kentucky was named for John Adair, a respected Governor of Kentucky. This was 25 years after the Louisiana Purchase, seven years after Missouri was granted statehood, and four years after the Sac and Fox Native American tribes surrendered their claims to the land. The original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan, Missouri
Milan ( ) is a city in Sullivan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,819 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Sullivan County. Geography Milan is located at the intersection of Missouri routes 5 and 6. Locust Creek flows past the west side of the city and the Locust Creek Conservation Area is three miles to the southwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. History Milan was laid out in 1845, and most likely named after Milan, in Italy. A post office called Milan has been in operation since 1847. Camp Ground Church and Cemetery, Milan Railroad Depot, and Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad Office Building are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,960 people, 746 households, and 462 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 845 housing units at an average densi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri Route 5
Missouri Route 5 is the longest state highway in Missouri and the only Missouri state highway to traverse the entire state. To the north, it continues into Iowa as Iowa Highway 5 and to the south it enters Arkansas as Arkansas Highway 5 as part of a three state 650 mile highway 5. With only a few exceptions, it is mostly a two-lane for its entire length. Route description Route 5 begins at the Arkansas state line in Ozark County as a continuation of Arkansas Highway 5. Approximately to the north of the state line, Route 5 meets U.S. 160 after which it forms a east-west concurrency to the east where it enters Gainesville. After leaving its U.S. 160 concurrency to the north, Route 5 continues northwest for approximately before forming a north-south wrong-way concurrency with Route 95 into Wasola. Route 5 enters Douglas County north of Wasola. Thirteen miles into Douglas County, Route 5 forms a four-mile north–south concurrency with Route 76 past Ava, and serves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sullivan County, Missouri
Sullivan County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,999. Its county seat is Milan. The county was organized February 14, 1845, and named for Major General John Sullivan of the American Revolutionary War. History In 1682, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle claimed the territory west of the Mississippi River for France, which included present-day Sullivan County. The United States acquired this region under terms of the Louisiana Purchase on July 4, 1803. Twenty-one years later, the Sauk, Meskwaki, and Iowa Native American nations ceded their tribal land to the U.S. government under two treaties in August 1824. Dr. Jacob Holland and his son, Robert W. Holland, arrived in 1836, becoming the county's first permanent White settlers. Dr. Holland, a veteran of the Black Hawk War and practitioner of herbal medicine, and son staked their home sites at the Main Locust Creek Settlement near a pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grundy County, Missouri
Grundy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,808. Its county seat is Trenton. The county was organized January 2, 1841, from part of Livingston County, Missouri and named after U.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water. Adjacent counties * Mercer County (north) * Sullivan County (east) * Linn County (southeast) * Livingston County (south) * Daviess County (southwest) * Harrison County (northwest) Major highways * U.S. Route 65 * Route 6 * Route 128 * Route 139 * Route 146 * Route 190 Demographics As of the 2010 census, there were 10,261 people, 4,204 households, and 2,694 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 5,023 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.94% White, 0.57% Black or African American, 0.42% Native A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
