Scholten, Missouri

Scholten is an unincorporated community in northeast Barry County, Missouri, United States,[1] located approximately 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Cassville. Scholten is located on Missouri Route D one mile north of Wheelerville and Missouri Route 248.[2] Its elevation is 1,378 feet (420 m).[1]

A post office called Scholten was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1919.[3] The community has the name of the local Scholten family.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scholten, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed, 1998, p. 61 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

36°30′21″N 93°22′30″W / 36.5059°N 93.3749°W / 36.5059; -93.3749


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