Anderson

Bainbridge

Barnesville

Braley

Braley was situated at Sec. 7, Twp. 56 N, R. 31 on NN west of 33. It is no longer listed.

Cameron

(elevation 1025 feet, Clinton and DeKalb Counties)

The original owners of the land included in the site of the town, when first laid out in the fall of 1855, were Edward M. Samuels, of Clay County and Samuel McCorkle, of DeKalb County. The land which they had entered in an early day, included the west half of the northwest quarter of Section 23, Township 57, Range 30.

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Cameron was laid out...in the fall of 1836. The town was named in honor of Colonel Cameron, of Clay County, the father of Mrs. McCorckle, whose husband with E. Samuels, laid the town. The first building erected in the town of Cameron was put up by A. T. Baubie. This was a frame store house which he moved from a point east, called Somerville, at the old Mormon cross roads from Far West (Caldwell County) to Council Bluffs...

The first building in the town, a frame building, was in the spring of 1856, also erected by A. T. Baubie...The first store opened in Cameron was by A. T. Baubie in the building referred to as moved by him to the town site. The first physician to settle in Cameron was Dr. John F. King...Dr. King built the second dwelling erected in Cameron in the fall of 1856.

Oliver Oleson started a foundry in Cameron in 1874. The enterprise proved a failure and was soon abandoned.

In 1857 there was a post-office three miles north of the present site of Cameron. (No doubt this was in DeKalb County, for a portion of Cameron is in DeKalb County,) and another three miles south. In view of the prospective importance of the new town, these were abolished and Cameron Post Office was established in their place, with A. T. Baubie as postmaster... (--History of Clinton and Caldwell Counties, 1922, pp. 85, 86, 87.)

It is situated at Sec. 22, 23, Twp. 56 N, R. 30 W, on DeKalb County line at the junction of A, 69 & 36.

Carpenter's Store was a post-office twelve miles southwest of Plattsburg. (--Campbell, p. 163.)

It was situated at Sec. 30, Twp. 53 N, R. 33 W. (--New Atlas of Missouri, 1874, Campbell, Map 17.) It is no longer listed.

See Plattsburg.

Converse is on the St. L. K. C. & N. Railroad, nine miles south of Plattsburg. (--Campbell, p. 163; New Atlas of Missouri, 1874, Campbell, Map 17.)

It had a population of 73. (--History of Clinton County, p. 112.)

It is situated at Sec. 9, Twp. 54 N, R. 30 W on Highway V between 33 & 69.

Mail via Lathrop; no population shown. (--Rand, McNally, 1974.)

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Eskin was eight miles north of Plattsburg on the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad. (--The State of Missouri, in 1904, Walter Williams, p. 365.)

There was a post-office there in 1905. (--General Scheme, p. 27.)

It is no longer listed.

Gower (elevation 930 feet)

Daniel Smith laid out the town in August, 1870 about the time the St. Louis & St. Joseph, now Santa Fe Railroad was built. It was named in honor of A. G. Gower, division superintendent of the road.

The first building erected in the town was a storehouse...In the fall of 1870, it was moved to Gower from across the line where it formerly stood in Buchanan County.

The first postmaster of Gower was Ben O. Weller. He was appointed in 1870 while clerking in the store of Daniel Sanders, the first established merchant of the place... (--History of Clinton Co., p. 109.)

It is located on the western edge of the county, at Sec. 3, Twp. 55 N, R. 33 W at the junction of 169 & H, on the county line between Buchanan and Clinton Counties.

It was incorporated in 1873. (--Conard, Vol. 3, p. 82.)

Graysonville (also Grayson)

On the C. R. I. & P. Railroad, seven miles southwest of Plattsburg...Grayson contained two stores. (--Campbell, p. 162.)

It is in the middle part of Hardin Township and was laid out in 1871, on land formerly owned by H. B. Baker. The town is called Grayson after Mrs. Baker, whose maiden name was Grayson. The first business house was that of Easton & Baker, succeeded by Mr. Jacobs. (--History of Clinton Co., p. 111; Conard, Vol. 3, p. 96.)

It is situated at Sec. 35 & 36, Twp. 55 N, R. 33 W at the junction of D & 169.

Mail via Trimble; population 62. (--Rand, McNally, 1974.)

Hainesville (Haynesville)

It was seven miles south of Lathrop, near the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad. It was one of the oldest towns in the county and contained four stores, one woolen mill, one gunsmith's and one saddler's shop and about six stores. (--Campbell, p. 162.)

It is no longer listed.

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It was a small village in the southern part of the county, laid out in 1842 by Solomon Kinsey, W. F. Franklin and J. R. Coffman. It was a thriving and prosperous place until the Cameron Brandh Railroad was built running a mile distant, in 1867. When most of its business and many of its inhabitants moved to the town of Holt, on the railroad in Clay County. Since then Haynesville has been an unimportant village of about seventy-five population. (--Conard, Vol. 3, p. 207.) (See page 3 of this work.)

Hemple, located on the Burlington Railroad, in the northwest part of the county, had a population of 132. (--History of Clinton Co., p. 112.)

It is situated at Sec. 26, Twp. 57 N, R. 33 W on Highway N.

It is a rural branch of Stewartsville post-office. (DeKalb Co.) (--Rand, McNally, 1974.)

Keystone was eight miles northeast of Perrin and seven and one-half miles southwest of Cameron, on the Rock Island Railway. (--The State of Missouri, in 1904, Williams, p. 365.)

There was a post-office there in 1905. (--General Scheme of MO, Taft, for the use of Railway Mail Clerks, p. 27.)

It was situated at Sec. 6, Twp. 56 N, R. 30 W on Highway T east of A. (It is no longer listed.)

Lathrop (elevation 1070 feet)

Lathrop was organized February 2, 1869 with James M. Young, John O. Danville, George A. Patch, David E. Main, and Lamar W. Lee as a board of trustees...

The first actual settler in what is now the town of Lathrop was J. O. Daniels. He arrived about November, 1867, with James Murdock, who afterward erected a frame building for a storehouse and each purchased a lot...

James Murdock, in January, 1868, erected for a grocery store the first building ever put up in Lathrop...May 21, 1868, H. M. Freeman, of New York...built and operated the first blacksmith shop in Lathrop...The first sermon preached in Lathrop was by Rev. W. W. Roberts, a Methodist minister. This was in 1868...

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H. B. Miller, about March, 1868, opened the first drug store.

Lathrop reached her zenith in financial interests, in population and in stirring enterprise during British occupancy during the World War I...Men came from everywhere...fascinated by the stories of work to be had here among the horses and mules...There were droves of hundreds of horses and mules being driven from one field to another...Stretches of railroad spurs were laid out, great chutes and lots built, and pumping stations manned. (--History of Clinton Co., pp. 102, 103, 104, 108, 109.)

P. H. Brace was the first postmaster; G. A. Petit the first railroad station agent. The first bank was opened by L. L. Stearns and F. Edwards in 1869. (--Conard, Vol. 3, p. 595.)

It is situated at Sec. 25, Twp. 55 N, R. 31 W at the junction of A, 116, & 33.

Lilly (Lily)

It is located in the south central section of the county, southwest from Lathrop, near the Clay County line. (--The State of Missouri, in 1904, Williams, p. 365.)

The post-office was discontinued in 1905. (--Taft, p. 27.)

Mail via Plattsburg--rural. (--Rand, McNally, 1974.)

Mecca is three miles south of Bainbridge and two miles northeast of Trimble. (--Williams, p. 365.)

It is situated at Sec. 17, Twp. 54 N, R. 32 W on Highway D east of 169.

Mail via Trimble; no population shown. (--Rand, McNally, 1974.)

Osborn (elevation 1035 feet, DeKalb and Clinton Counties)

In the northeast corner of Platte Township...is the town of Osborn. The town was laid out by the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Co., in 1857. The first house in the place was built by Col. Henry Baker, a civil engineer emplyed in the construction of the road. The town was named in honor of Col. William Osborn, of Waterville, N. Y. About 1860, in the embryo town of Kansas City, not a steam whistle was to be heard, and the only source of a steam engine...was by the passing steam boat. In 1860, S. B. Hall opened the first lumber yard in Osborn...The first to sell goods in Osborn were Ferguson & Harbor, who opened a general store on Baker Street, in 1858...Mrs. C. A. Perry opened the first millinery shop--in 1868. The first postmaster of Osborn was T. B. Harbor, appointed in 1859. The first railroad agent appointed for Osborn Station was W. L. Ferguson, in 1858. Cattle were driven to the station for shipment from points as far south as Cass County... (--History of Clinton Co., pp. 109, 110.)

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It is situated at Secs. 22 & 23, Twp. 57 N, R. 31 W on Highway M north from T.

See, also, Conard, Vol. 5, p. 32.

Perrin, on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, had one store. (--Campbell, p. 163.)

Perrin, in Platte Township is an old town having been established in 1873. It had a population of 155 in 1923. (--History of Clinton Co., p. 112.)

It is situated at Sec. 26, Twp. 56 N, R. 31 W near Highway 33 to the east.

Mail via Plattsburg; population 75. (--Rand, McNally, 1974.)

Plainview was in the eastern part of the county near Caldwell County line. (--Williams, p. 365.) (It is no longer listed.)

Plattsburg (elevation 960 feet)

Plattsburg, the county seat, dates its beginning with the organization of the county, when that location was selected by the commissioners delegated for that purpose. (See under Clinton County.) This they did in the spring of 1833, the town being named Concord. In January 1834, the name was changed by order of the county court, to Springfield, and in January, 1835, it being ascertained that there was another town in the State bearing the same name, by act of the Legislature, the town was called Plattsburg, taking its name after Plattsburgh.* Clinton County, New York...

The first business house was that of Edward M. and George W. Samuels, who began business as early as July, 1834. John Livingston came from Kentucky in 1833, and had the honor of building the first house in Plattsburg (then called Clinton.) (--History of Clinton Co., pp. 92, 93, 95.)

It is situated at Secs. 13, 14, 23, & 24, Twp. 55 N, R. 30 W at the junction of 116, Y, 33 & C.

See, also, Conard, Vol. 5, p. 160.

*There seems to be no consistency in the spelling of this name. Some records omit the final "H".

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Plum Creek

Plum Creek was located at Sec. 4, Twp. 55 N, R. 30 W. (--New Atlas of Missouri, 1874, Campbell, Map 17.)

This area is southeast of Turney. (It is no longer listed.)

It was situated at Sec. 17, Twp. 55 N, R. 32 W at the junction of K & V.

It was between Gower and Plattsburg on the Santa Fe R. R. (--Map of Missouri, 1911, Rand, McNally.) (It is no longer listed.)

Starfield is in the western section of the county on Castle Creek, northeast from Gower. (--Williams, p. 365.)

It is situated at Sec. 20, 29, Twp. 56 N, R. 32 W northeast from Gower on an unmarked county road.

Mail via Gower; no population shown. (--Rand, McNally, 1974.)

See Plattsburg.

There is a Springfield in Greene County. (--Rand, McNally, 1974.)

Tanner was a station on the St. L. K. C. & N. R. R., five miles west of Plattsburg. (--Campbell, p. 163.)

It was in Atchison Township at Sec. 7, Twp. 55 N, R. 32 W. (--New Atlas of Missouri, 1874, Campbell, Map 17.)

Tanner no longer is listed in Clinton Co.; Tanner in Scott Co. (--Rand, McNally, 1974.)

Trimble is located in the southwest corner of the county near Clay and Platte County lines. (--Williams, p. 365.)

It is situated at Sec. 23, 24 & 26, Twp. 54 N, R. 33 W on Highway F south of D, east of 169.

Turney's Station, on the Hannibal & St. Joseph R. R., ten and one-half miles south of Cameron...had 1 hotel, 3 stores and 2 churches. (--Campbell, p. 163. )

See Turney.

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Turney (elevation 1050 feet)

Turney is in Lathrop Township, five miles due north of the town of Lathrop, and included in its site the east half of Sec. 24, Twp. 56 N, R. 31 W, its northern limits extending to the line of Shoal Creek Township. It was laid out in 1869, when the first house in the place was erected by Wm. Moore. This combined a store house and dwelling. James Murdock was the first to sell goods in the place...The first railroad station agent was Hugh Sturdy and the first appointed postmaster Ben Byers... (--History of Clinton Co., p. 10; see also, Conard, Vol. 6, p. 174.)

It is situated at the junction of H & A.

Union Mill was in Sec. 3, adjoining Buchanan Co., Twp. 54 N, R. 33 W. (--New Atlas of Missouri, 1874, Campbell, Map 17.) (It is no longer listed.)

It was situated at Sec. 33, Twp. 55 N, R. 32 W on an unmarked county road southwest from Plattsburg. It is no longer listed.

Wexford was situated at Sec. 29, Twp. 55 N, R. 31 W on the Santa Fe Railroad. It is no longer listed.

West Keystone was situated at Secs. 1, 2, Twp. 56 N, R. 31 W on Highway T west of A. It is no longer listed.