Hematite, Missouri
Hematite is an unincorporated community in eastern Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately seven miles northeast of De Soto.
map of Hematite in Missouri
Hematite was platted in 1861.[2] The community was named for nearby deposits of hematite.[3] A post office called Hematite has been in operation since 1858.[4]
Notes
- "Hematite, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 180.
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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