Holstein, Missouri
Holstein is an unincorporated community in Warren County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
The first settlement at Holstein was made ca. 1843.[2] A post office called Holstein was established in 1855, and remained in operation until 1953.[3] Holstein was originally settled chiefly by Germans, and named by them after the region of Holstein, in Northern Germany.[4]
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gollark: https://www.lua.org/pil/contents.html
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holstein, Missouri
- "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 369.
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