Silverton, Missouri
Silverton is an historic town in Douglas County, Missouri, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] It was located along County Road 317 on Spring Creek, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north-northeast of Wasola and 1.9 miles (3.1 km) west of the Hilo Cemetery, along Route N on Hilo Ridge.[2][3] Although Hilo is listed as a variant name, the two were not at the same location.[4]
A post office called Silverton was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1933.[5]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silverton
- Wasola, Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, 2004, USGS
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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