A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets
Past and Present
of Stone County, Missouri

Compiled by Arthur Paul Moser

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Bibliography and Acknowledgements

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In compiling this Directory of Towns, Villages and Hamlets, Past and Present of Stone County, an attempt has been made to include every town in the county.

The following acknowledgements are made:

• Miss Roblee and her staff in the Research Department of the Public Libraries of Springfield and Greene County, who graciously made certain reference books and material available for examination.
• Mrs. Porter Lucas, Crane, Mo., who corrected several errors in the original draft.
• Mary Scott Hair, (Samanthy), Hurley, Mo., who corrected some errors in the original draft, and who supplied additional material, which is duly recognized in this Directory.

The following references were examined:

• Campbell's New Atlas of Missouri.
• A Gazetteer of Missouri, Campbell, 1874.
• A Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region, Goodspeed, 1894.
• The State of Missouri, in 1904, Walter Williams.
• Stone County Newspapers Centennial Edition, May 1951.
• The White River Valley Historical Society Quarterly, (several issues).
• Several issues of the Missouri Manual.
• Various maps, as indicated.
• Personal conversation with a few people as noted; also personal observation, as noted.

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