Stephens, Missouri

Stephens is an unincorporated community in northwest Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is one mile east of Cedar Creek and the Callaway-Boone county line. Lindbergh on I-70 lies 1.5 miles to the south.[2]

History

The community had a country store called Stephens Store.[3] The store had the name of its owner, T. L. Stephens.[4] A post office called Stephens Store was established in 1862, the name was changed to Stephens in 1912, and the post office closed in 1957.[5]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stephens
  2. Millersburg, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1969 (1983 rev.)
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stephens Store (historical)
  4. "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 September 2016.



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