Smittle, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Smittle is an unincorporated community in northwestern Wright County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located on Missouri Route TT, approximately five miles east of Grovespring and one half mile west of Elk Creek. The historic Mt. Olive School was just north of the village.[2]

History

A post office called Smittle was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1915.[3] The community has the name of the local Smittle family.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smittle, Missouri
  2. ^ Grovespring, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1956 (rev. 1985)
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
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37°25′09″N 92°30′36″W / 37.41917°N 92.51000°W / 37.41917; -92.51000


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