Middle Grove, Missouri

Middle Grove, Missouri
Unincorporated community

Location of Middle Grove shown in Missouri
Coordinates: 39°23′42″N 92°16′14″W / 39.39500°N 92.27056°W / 39.39500; -92.27056Coordinates: 39°23′42″N 92°16′14″W / 39.39500°N 92.27056°W / 39.39500; -92.27056
Country United States
State Missouri
County Monroe
Elevation 794 ft (242 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID 722281[1]

Middle Grove is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Missouri, United States.

History

The community was settled in 1830,[2] and founded by John C. Milligan and Jacob Whittenburg.[3] The community was so named on account of its location in the center of a rural district.[4] A post office called Middle Grove was established in 1835, the name was changed to Middlegrove in 1894, and the post office closed in 1907.[5]

In 1942, heavy rains hit the community, forcing residents onto rooftops to await help.[6]

In 1979, Melvin Lute was stabbed and shot in his Middle Grove trailer home. His wife Shirley and son Roy were charged with the murder.[7]

Notable people

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Campbell, Robert Allen (1873). Campbell's Gazetteer of Missouri. R.A. Campbell.
  3. The Missouri State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Sutherland & McEvoy. 1860.
  4. "Monroe County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. "Central Missouri is Hit Hard". St. Joseph News-Press. June 26, 1942.
  7. "Murder Conviction Overturned". Nevada Daily Mail. Nov 13, 1980.
  8. Nancy Weatherly Sharp and James Roger Sharp (1997). American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994. Greenwood Press.


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