Mill Grove, Missouri

Mill Grove is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately one mile west of U.S. Route 65 on Missouri Supplemental Route D or six miles south of Princeton. The Weldon River flows past the west side of the community.[2]

Mill Grove was platted in 1870, and named for a mill near the original town site.[3] A post office called Mill Grove was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1974.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mill Grove, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 15, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Mercer County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

40°18′33″N 93°35′37″W / 40.30917°N 93.59361°W / 40.30917; -93.59361


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