High Point, Missouri

High Point is an unincorporated community in southern Moniteau County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located ten miles south of California about one mile west of Route 87.

History

The first settlement at High Point was made in the 1830s.[2] A post office called High Point was established in 1852, and remained in operation until 1973.[3] The community was so named on account of its lofty elevation.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: High Point, Missouri
  2. "Moniteau County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 333.
  5. "Washington Governor Louis Folwell Hart". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  6. "Jack Tising". BaseballReference.com. Retrieved 1 October 2013.

Coordinates: 38°29′04″N 92°35′27″W / 38.48444°N 92.59083°W / 38.48444; -92.59083


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