Splitlog, Missouri

Splitlog is an unincorporated community in western McDonald County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located approximately four miles northwest of Anderson and 1.5 miles west of Elliff on Missouri Route 59.[2]

History

Mathias Splitlog was a member of the Wyandot people, named for his childhood apprenticeship to a carpenter, and known initially for the lumber industry he founded in Wyandotte, Kansas. A self-educated engineer, real estate speculator, and a businessman in the Missouri mining industry, Mathias plated the town site of Splitlog.[3][4] A post office for Splitlog was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1906.[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Splitlog, Missouri
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
3. "Mathias Splitlog". Cherokee Advocate: 1. August 24, 1887. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
4. "McDonald County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

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