Papinville, Missouri

The Papinville Marais des Cygnes River Bridge

Papinville is an unincorporated community in southern Bates County, Missouri.[1]

The community is on the banks of the Marais des Cygnes River within the waters of the Harry S Truman Reservoir. Rich Hill is approximately seven miles to the west via Missouri Routes N and B.[2]

History

Papinville was platted in 1847.[3] The community was named for Melicourt Papin, a French trader.[4] A post office called Papinville was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1906.[5]

Variant names were Papinsville and Rapinsville.[1]

Professional baseball player Bill Rapps was born in Papinville in 1881.[6]

The Papinville Marais des Cygnes River Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[7]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Papinville, Missouri
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p. 42 ISBN 0899332242
3. "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
4. Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 30.
5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
6. "William H Rapps". The Iola Register. Iola, Kansas. April 21, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
7. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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