Raftville, Missouri
Extinct town in the American state of Missouri
Raftville is an extinct town in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located on the west side of the Big Piney River, south of Boiling Spring.[2]
A post office called Raftville was established in 1916, and remained in operation until 1933.[3] The community was the launch point of log drives, hence the name.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raftville (historical)
- ^ Prescott Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951 (1981 rev.) (from coordinates)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Texas County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Houston
- Cabool
- Houston
- Licking
- Mountain Grove‡
- Summersville‡
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- Raymondville
communities
- Alice
- Arroll
- Ashley Creek
- Bado
- Bendavis
- Big Creek
- Bucyrus
- Clara
- Clear Springs
- Dent
- Dunn
- Dykes
- Elk Creek
- Ellis Prairie
- Ellsworth
- Eunice
- Evening Shade
- Fowler
- Guild
- Hartshorn
- Huggins
- Kimble
- Kinderpost
- Ladd
- Lundy
- Mahan
- Maples
- Mitchells Corner
- Nile
- Oscar
- Pleasant Ridge
- Prescott
- Roby
- Samoa
- Sargent
- Sherrill
- Simmons
- Solo
- Stultz
- Success
- Tyrone
- Upton
- Vada
- Varvol
- Venable
- Yukon
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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37°27′27″N 91°59′25″W / 37.45750°N 91.99028°W / 37.45750; -91.99028
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