Ghost Towns of Missouri, c

Ghost Town USA’s

Guide to the Ghost Towns, Mining Camps,

and Other Formerly Inhabited Places in

MISSOURI.

Locations beginning with C

PLEASE NOTE:

Unless noted otherwise, most of these listings are quoted from postings to Rootsweb’s Missouri Ghost Town discussion forum (THE LIST). Some minor editing for editorial consistency and spelling WAS made, as well as spelling out of directions (N, SE, NNW, etc), and numbers less than ten.
Unless noted otherwise, indicated population figures are from the 1990 census. (In the next year these should be updated to the 2000 census.) If the population is listed as 0*, the asterisk indicates “assumed”, based on other facts.
Many of these listed locations may be just rural post offices, country churches schools, forts, stage stations, crossroads stores, mills or river fords, rather than what we normally consider towns. The reason for that is that many of these types of locations had small communities grow up around the main business.
When a current town that is not listed in this work went by a different name, or a name markedly different than its present name, it is indicated by the DEAD NAME entry. These are noted due to the fact that these names MAY be discovered in research, and by listing them here, it makes it easier for the researcher to discover the current name.
In all the listings below, personal comments will be noted with either names or initials, like (MF) {Mike Flannigan}, or (GBS) {Me}. In some cases, I didn’t write down the name, but only an e-mail address, so I left them in. If you know of any Missouri ghost town location not listed on these pages, please contact THE LIST if you are a member, or me if not. I will pass on the information to THE LIST.
Highways are marked thus...

CR – County Roads
SH – State Highway
US – US Highway
I – Interstate Highway

Locations marked with a $ indicate an admission fee is charged to visit the site.
Locations with part of the name HIGHLIGHTED are linked to a page listing “all” locations of the same type such as those listed below. Many times these type of locations acted as a magnet for a small community that later faded away. Some of these locations included: Ferries, Mills (These include flouring, grist and logging mills.), Mines (and the associated mining camps), Rural Post Offices (These were usually small “post offices” located in a farmer’s home or out building. They served folks in outlying farming areas, and often acted as a community center or gathering place to catch up on the latest gossip or commodity prices.), Way Stations (These include railroad & stage stations, rural stores, taverns, or other stopping points along transportation routes.).
See also our Ghost Town Index, listed by County.

Without further ado, let’s visit some of Missouri’s many hundreds of ghost towns!

-C-

CABEEN Phelps Co.

Looks like an early name for Bucklands.

(MO-GT, Dave P, Sep 16, 2002)

CABINS OF THE WHITE FOLKS Adair Co.

As near as tradition can fix, the date of the first settlement is 1828, when a number of whites settled near the present site of Kirksville, and the little colony became known to the Indians as the "Cabins of the White Folks". There is little known of the members of this colony, whence they came or whither they went. It is generally thought that they came from Kentucky...

(Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, 1901, Conard, Vol. 1, 6.)

A settlement known to the older portions of Howard and Randolph County as the "Cabins of White Folks", was made near the present site of Kirksville in 1828. The little colony had been established about a year, when they were visited by a considerable body of the Iowa Indians, who insulted the women and committed many depredations. The pioneers becoming alarmed, dispatched messengers to Randolph County for aid. The messengers reached the house of Wm. Blackwell on the night of July 24, 1839, and before many hours the news of the attack had spread through the settlement and by the next evening a company under command of Mr. Trammell marched to the "Grand Narrows" now in Macon County, so called from a peculiar opening in the timber bordering the prairie. Here they camped for the night, and the next day marched to the "Cabins", a distance of 44 miles. At a council on the morning of the 27th, they determined to order the Indians to leave. They marched ten miles, and formed a line in the rear of the Indian encampment and called for an interpreter. As the Indians appeared, a Mr. Myer, who lived at the "Cabins", recognized an Indian who had insulted his wife and shot him dead.

A small Indian War then broke out, and the Indians were rapidly driven north of the State boundary. This comparatively small affair was one of the incidents leading to the Black Hawk War.

(Campbell's Gazetteer of Missouri, 1874, 33, 34.)

(All Contributed by Jim Peeler, 04/15/2003)

CAHN STATION St. Louis Co.

Located in St. Ferdinand Township on the old St. Charles Railroad line.

CALAWAYS FORT Warren Co.

…SEE Callaways Post

CALAWAYS POST Warren Co.

…SEE Callaways Post

CALIFORNIA FORD Johnson Co.

California Ford was a ford across Blackwater Creek in northwestern Warrensburg Township. It was named for the Santa Fe Trail, which crossed the creek at this point.

I think this is two to three miles north of Warrensburg. (Mike Flannigan)

CALIFORNIA HOUSE Pulaski Co.

Was an old tavern in Cullen Township near Waynesville on the road from St Louis to Springfield. It was built in the 1850s by Hugh McCoin and named for the state of California.

CALLAWAY POST Warren Co.

…SEE Callaways Post

CALLAWAYS POST Warren Co.

AKA – Calaways Post, Callaway Post, Callaways Fort

Located several miles west of Marthasville. A fort and settlement established about 1799 by Flanders Callaway, son-in-law of Daniel Boone.

Maybe this was near Peers? (SEE Peers below) (Mike Flannigan)

CALLOWAY FORD Barry Co.

Location not determined.

CALVEY STATION Franklin Co.

DEAD NAME – Early name for Robertsville (1990 pop – 230). (GBS)

CAMBELLTON Franklin Co.

…SEE Campbellton

CAMP CREEK MILL Lincoln Co.

Camp Creek Mill was located in southeastern Bedford Township near Troy.

CAMP CROWDER Newton Co.

AKA – Fort Crowder

“Camp Crowder is located in Neosho MO. It was once a small town, but became a military training area, which it remains today. Some portions of the old Camp Crowder can be found on the campus of Crowder College, also in Neosho MO.”

Contributed by T. Morris, Jr. (November 24, 2010)

CAMP FRANKLIN Franklin Co.

A Civil War camp at Gray Summit. (GNIS)

I think this may be the town of Pacific, which is three miles east of Gray Summit. (Mike Flannigan)

CAMP HERRON Franklin Co.

An important Civil War military center at Pacific. (GNIS)

CAMP KREKEL St. Charles Co.

Located near Cottleville. Named for Judge Arnold Krekel.

CAMPBELLS STATION Bates Co.

Campbells Station was a hamlet on the Marais des Cygnes River, established after the Civil War. It was named for a family who had a store there. It was abandoned by 1933.

CAMPBELLTON Clay Co.

This appeared to be a railroad station. Location not determined. (Mike Flannigan, Jan 02, 2001)

CAMPBELLTON Franklin Co. 30

AKA – Cambellton, Campbelltown

On SH 185, 0.2 miles northeast of the junction with CR KK, about 2.2 miles northeast of Lyon, six AIR miles southeast of New Haven and eight AIR miles west of Washington, in NW¼ Sec 28, T44N, R2W, Lyon Township, (GBS)

Lat: 38.5400505, Long: -91.1607056

Lat: 38º32’24”N, Long: 091º09’39”W - elevation 774’

CAMPBELLTOWN Franklin Co.

…SEE Campbellton

CANE CREEK Butler Co. _

Location not determined. (GBS)

CANNEFAX Greene Co.

Established by R. Cannefax in 1831.

(Possibly the same as Cannefax Mill – below GBS)

CANNEFAX MILL Greene Co.

Dating to 1832, this small mill on Walnut Creek never became important. Actual location not determined.

CANTWELL St. Francois

DEAD NAME – Now part of Desloge

CAPPELN CUSTOM AND MERCHANT MILLS St. Charles Co.

Mills at Cappeln in northwest Femme Osage Township.

CAREY & PERKINS MILL Greene Co.

...SEE Perkins Mill

CARNES CAMP GROUND Maries Co.

Carnes Camp Ground was located in Boone Township. It was named for Reverend Carnes.

CARROLLS MILL Montgomery Co.

This was a water-powered mill in northern Loutre Township, near Big Spring. It was built and operated

by Charles Carroll. (Mike Flannigan)

CARRSVILLE MILL Henry Co.

Carrsville Mill was established in Big Creek Township, by an early settler for whom it was named.

I'm wondering if this is Petersburg. (Mike Flannigan)

CARSON STORE Phelps Co. -

Location not determined.

CARSONVILLE St. Louis Co.

I think this was north of Clayton, University City, and Creve Coeur, maybe near Ferguson.

(Mike Flannigan, Dec 29, 2000)

CARTERS MILL Lincoln Co.

Carters Mill was named for Sam Carter.

CASE Warren Co. rural

Shown on a 1938 map, this lost community was several miles northeast of McKittrick (Montgomery Co.), near the Daniel Boone Memorial Forest. Not shown on the 1995 RMcN Atlas or current state road map. (GBS)

CASEWELL MINE Franklin Co.

…SEE Caswell Mine

CASON'S MILL Greene Co.

Named after its owner, Cason's Mill was one of the oldest mills in the county, and was located where the

James River Bridge was in 1914.

Probably near where Highway 65 crosses the James River, but I'm not sure this is the “James River

Bridge”. This is also near the site for Ingles Mill. (Mike Flannigan)

CASTLE Andrew Co. -

Location not determined.

CASTLIOS FORT St. Charles Co.

A wooden fort near Howells Prairie. Named for J. Castilo.

This may be near the Francis Howell schools. (Mike Flannigan)

CASWELL MINE Franklin Co. 0

AKA – Casewell Mine

This lead mine was located in Sec 3, T40N, and Sec 34, T41N, R1E, Prairie Township. It and the Mt. Hope and Cove mines were near each other, and the three of them together had produced 15,000 tons of galena by 1888. GNIS calls it the CASEWELL Mine. (GBS)

CATALANS FORD St. Louis Co.

Located on the Meramec River, at the end of Lemay Ferry Road.

CAVERNA McDonald Co. Rural

This is a small town right on the border of MO and AR. Most of the town is in MO, but almost half in AR. The state line is right on Main Street. Interestingly, there is a "locale" of Caverna listed for MO in a pretty remote area between two small tributaries 5.5 miles east of the town of the Caverna mentioned above. This is just 0.7 miles northeast of where CR E crosses into AR. I think this location might possibly be a mistake. (Mike Flannigan, 04/06/2003)

CAVE CITY Lincoln Co.

Cave City was a contractor’s camp just north of Silex and named for a cave. Other data suggests this is seven miles south of Silex. (MF)

CAVE SPRING Pulaski Co.

Was a rural post office in Roubidoux Township. It was named for a small spring, which issues from a nearby cave. It was discontinued before 1938. This is a very rugged place on the Ft. Leonard Wood reservation.

If it's not another name for the town of Hanna, then it's just west of Hanna. (Mike Flannigan)

CAVES MILL Monroe Co.

This mill was on North Fork, in Jefferson Township, west of Stoutsville. It was named for the owner, Richard Cave

CAYUGA McDonald Co.

Location not determined.

CCC CAMP — 0

Near Bradyville

(NOTE: I do not know where Bradyville is, as it is not listed in the 1995 edition of the Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide. However, there is a Bradleyville in Taney Co. – GBS)

CEDAR BLUFF St. Louis Co.

At Jedburgh, you make a left down a road right next to the railroad tracks, it is now owned by Castlewood State Park. (Michelle Robinson)

Cedar Bluff has had only two - six occupied structures that I know of since 1954. I think all the development out that way is going on above it on the bluffs. (Mike Flannigan)

CEDAR BLUFFS Franklin Co.

A resort in southwestern Boles Township on the Meramec River.

I'm guessing this is somewhere near Good Cemetery. (Mike Flannigan)

CEDAR CREST Franklin Co.

A resort near St Clair.

CEDAR FALLS St. Francois Co.

East of Desloge. (Pam Shelton, February 26, 2002)

CEDAR LODGE Pulaski Co.

Location not determined

CENTAUR St. Louis Co.

Was located off of Wild Horse Creek Road, west of Highway 109. (Michelle Robinson)

Centaur was established in 1891, mainly to serve the Centaur Lime Company in the area. The Leiweke family supplied the postmasters there from 1900-1959. In 1959 the mail service was discontinued. The railroad goes right by this town, so “Centaur Station" is or was very nearby. This is a gem of an area to visit, but an extremely small town. Interesting houses (about two). In 1982, Centaur only had about eight occupied structures. The most interesting feature is the limestone quarry that a few people still fish and swim in. It's quite large, and just a little east of town, a few hundred feet from the railroad tracks. Not extremely easy to get to unless you don't mind getting a little wet. (Mike Flannigan, 04/06/2003)

CHAIN OF ROCKS FERRY St. Charles Co.

Located on the Cuivre River near a series of exposed rocks.

CHALK LEVEL St. Clair Co.

Chalk Level it is just north of the junction of County Highways "E" and "B". I don't know much about it, because there is nothing there. It is mentioned in the report of the Younger/Pinkerton shootout. It might still be on the maps.

Contributed by John Williams, Jan 15, 2006

CHALYBEATE POST OFFICE Johnson Co.

Chalybeate Post Office was south of Holden in Post Oak Township. It was named for its location on Chalybeate Springs.

CHALYBEATE SPRINGS Boone Co. 0

This chalybeate (iron salt impregnated) spring was a popular resort in the 1880s. It was located on the Campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia. (GBS)

CHAMINADE St. Louis Co.

Located near Chaminade College.

CHAPMAN Benton Co.

Chapman was a rural post office from 1887 to 1893, located 7.5 miles east of Warsaw. It was named for the man who gave the land for the town site.

CHAPMAN St. Louis Co.

Located in Central Township on the Missouri-Pacific Railroad. (Mike Flannigan, Dec 30, 2000)

CHARITON Chariton Co. 0

AKA – Old Chariton

Established 1818 near the mouth of the Chariton River, at its confluence with the Missouri River. According to GNIS, this was the first town established in the county. In 1832 the county seat was transferred to Keytesville the current county seat. I suspect this is probably the same location as the Howard County site, as the mouth of the Chariton River is in the far southern point of the county less than a half-mile west of the county line. (GBS)

CHARITON Howard Co.

This (populated place) was laid out at the mouth of the Chariton River by General Duff Green in 1817 and was abandoned in 1829 because it was regarded as too unhealthful to inhabit. I suspect this was near Glasgow, or was to the west in present day Chariton County. (Mike Flannigan)

In 1819, the Steamship “Independence “ navigated to this point. By 1888 it was called “an abandoned town a short distance above Glasgow…” I suspect this is probably the same location as the Chariton County site, as the mouth of the Chariton River is in the far southern point of that county, and just a half-mile west of the Howard County line. (GBS)

CHARITY Dallas Co.

AKA: Hogeye

HOGEYE and CHARITY are the same location. Charity is the official name of the town founded by Josiah

SHARICK, and named for his wife Charity ANGLIN. Through a feud with Josiah and another gentleman of

the town, the town was split in half down the main street, with one side being called Hogeye and the other

side called Charity. Charity (ANGLIN) SHARICK was the postmaster and her husband Josiah owned the

general store. (Clarence Hunt)

CHARLESWORTH FARM St. Charles Co.

AKA – Janis Park

Located in the Cul de Sac neighborhood.

This is now sparsely populated, I think. (Mike Flannigan)

CHAUVINS FERRY St. Louis Co.

AKA – Chevins Ferry

Located near St Charles.

CHELSEA St. Louis Co.

Located in southern Central Township.

CHELTENHAM SPRINGS St. Louis Co.

This sulfur spring was a popular resort in the 1880s. Exact location not determined. (GBS)

CHEPOUSA New Madrid Co.

Exact location of this historical location not determined.

I have locations for all of these except for Chepousa. I don't have any information on it. Anybody heard of it? (Mike Flannigan, Jun 11, 2002)

CHESLEYS STATION St. Louis Co.

Located on the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad.

I wonder if this is Wickes? (Mike Flannigan)

Wickes is not listed in Rand McNally. (GBS)

CHEVENS FERRY St. Louis Co.

...SEE Chauvins Ferry

CHICK Clay Co.

Location not determined.

CHOCTAW Pemiscot Co.

The exact location of this historical location is not determined.

CHORETTES MILL Bates Co.

Chorettes Mill was located on the Marais des Cygnes two miles from the Harmony Mission in 1833. It was named for John B. Chorette, a Frenchman.

CHOUTEAU SPRINGS Cooper Co. -

This sulfur spring was a popular resort in the 1880s. It was located just south of I-70, about four miles northeast of present-day Pilot Grove, and about nine miles southwest of Boonville. (GBS)

Lat: 38.9250231, Long: -92.8949143

Lat: 38º55’30”N, Long: 092º53’42”W

CHURCH HOLLOW Cedar Co. _

A Civil War-era agricultural community in the southwest part of the state, 45 miles northwest of Springfield. EXACT location not determined. (GBS)

CINCINNATI Ralls Co. -

My father was raised at Cincinnati and lived in the hotel. In the 1930s it was in use as a residence. At that time the only other buildings were the barn and the old store building. I played there as a child when we had picnics in the early 50s. The only building left now is the barn. My cousins live in a newly built home. The town site has been in my family since the 1920s. In prehistory this site was also a Native American village.

(Condensed from an E-mail from Laura Hamm, Apr 09, 2003)

It was located on Cincinnati Road, a half mile north of the Salt River, about 13 AIR miles southwest of Hannibal. The GNIS aerial photo only shows a few scattered farms around the area. (GBS)

· Ctr Sec 8, T55N, R6W 5^th Principal Meridian.

· Lat: 39.5633757, Long: -91. 5943235

· Lat: 39º 33’ 48”N, Long: 91º 35’ 40”W - elevation 528’

CLARDY St. Francois Co.

A stop on the St Francois Co., Electric Railroad about one mile west of Farmington.

CLARK & APPLETON MINE Franklin Co.

…SEE Thomas Mine. Part of the Thomas Mine complex.

CLARKS STATION St. Louis Co.

Located in Central Township in St. Louis County on the electric car line. (Mike Flannigan, Dec 29, 2000)

CLAY Adair Co. —

Clay is situated on Sec 33, T73N, R14W on Highway 22 east of Kirksville.

Mail via Kirksville; no population. (Rand McNally, 1974.)

(Jim Peeler 04/15/2003)

Lat 40°13' 39" N, Long 092° 27' 08" W at an elevation of 696'. (GNIS)

CLAYBURN St. Louis Co.

Located in Central Township on the Missouri-Pacific Railroad. (Mike Flannigan, Dec 30, 2000)

CLEMENTINE Phelps Co.

Located just east of the CR J exit off I-44. A post office operated here 1891-1926.

Ctr Sec 3, T36N, R10W.

(MO-GT, Dave P, Sep 16, 2002)

CLEMENTS MILL Barry Co.

Was near Washburn and named for the owner.

CLEVES MILL Franklin Co.

This old mill is located in central St Johns Township. In 1874, it was one of the county’s 12 polling places. (GBS)

CLINTON Monroe Co.

...SEE Somerset

CLOVERDALE Benton Co.

Cloverdale was a village in the center of White Township and had a post office between 1867-1868.

COBBTOWN Montgomery Co.

Founded as early as 1823, this early settlement was located in southwestern Montgomery Township.

It was established by Samuel Cobb, Sr., and his three sons, Samuel Jr, Adam, and Philip, and later by

relatives of the Cobbs. Hence the name. (Mike Flannigan)

CODY New Madrid Co.

Exact location of this historical location not determined.

COE MINE Franklin Co.

…SEE Thomas Mine. Part of the Thomas Mine complex.

COFFEY & DEGARMAS MILL Lincoln Co.

...SEE Coffeys Mill

COFFEYS MILL Lincoln Co.

AKA – Coffey & Degarmas Mill

Coffeys Mill was located on the West Fork of Cuivre River.

COG WHEEL MILL St. Charles Co.

AKA – Band Mill

Located on Howells Prairie. Built by Francis Howell.

This may be near the Francis Howell schools. (Mike Flannigan)

COLE CAMP MINE Benton Co. 0

This important lead mine is listed in 1888 Goodspeed’s History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford & Gasconade Counties, Missouri. The citation reads: “Benton County contains a number of lead deposits, the most important being the Cole Cany (sic) mines.” (GBS)

“The actual mines were located four miles south of Cole Camp on what was once a station called Tahoma on the Sedalia, Warsaw and Southern Railroad line to Warsaw MO. (Abandoned 1946). The site was also known as Raymond and once had eight different mines producing lead, zinc, barites and some silver. It once had 40 families, two general stores, a blacksmith, hotel, post office and the mines employed over 100 men. Most mining activity ended prior to World War I (1916) but some of the tailing piles were reworked up into the 1920s and creek gravel was mined from Cole Camp Creek into the 1940s. Today the site has evidence of tailing and chat piles and concrete foundations of the mill. There are open water filled shafts also in the area.”

Contributed by: Kenneth L. Bird, Cole Camp Area Historical Society

The town of Cole Camp has a population of about 1025, and is very much alive. (GBS)

COLEMAN St. Louis Co.

AKA – Colman

A Missouri-Pacific Railroad station in Bonhomme Township. (Mike Flannigan, Dec 30, 2000)

COLES FORT Howard Co.

This populated place was named for Stephen Cole who led the several families who settled at this site, which was just below the present site of Booneville. (GNIS)

I assume this means downstream of Booneville. (Mike Flannigan)

Howard County is on the north side of the Missouri River, and Boonville, is the county seat of Cole County, along the south bank. Being that GNIS lists the site in Howard County, I would agree with Mike that the site is probably downstream (east) of Boonville AND on the north bank of the Missouri. The fort was built by Captain Stephen Cole in the 1830s. (GBS)

COLLARDS MILL Lincoln Co.

Collards Mill was located near Troy.

COLLEGE VIEW HILL St. Louis Co.

A station on the Wabash Railroad in St. Ferdinand Township. Named for Ben Blewett College.

I think this might be north of Jennings. (Mike Flannigan)

COLLINS MILL Henry Co.

Collins Mill was located in southeastern Henry County. It was erected in 1835 by William Collins for whom it was named.

COLMAN St. Louis Co.

...SEE Coleman

COLOMA Henry Co.

Coloma was a town in Big Creek Township, laid out in 1855 on land granted by Alfred Kimsey, Nathan D. Lane, and Gideon Dunham, trustees of the Concord School District.

COLUMBIA St. Louis Co.

Located in northeastern St. Ferdinand Township near the mouth of the Missouri River.

COMBS Pulaski Co.

Location not determined.

COMEGRIS MILL St. Charles Co.

AKA – Comegy’s Mill

Located in the Dog Prairie area. Named for the owner.

This is in the northeast part of St. Charles city. (Mike Flannigan)

For additional details see St Charles County page.

CONAWAY MILL Dent Co

"Old Conaway Mill was on Hutchins Creek, 1906".

This could be the Victor Mill, but I don't think so. (Mike Flannigan)

CONCORD Clinton Co.

DEAD NAME – This was the original name for Plattsburg, the current county seat. It was changed to Springfield, then finally

Plattsburg. (GBS)

CONCORD Warren Co.

Location not determined. Possibly the same as Concord Hill (GBS)

CONCORD HILL Warren Co. 70

Shown in the 1995 Rand McNally Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, but not on the current state road map, this tiny community is a couple miles northwest of Peers (SEE), which is on SH 94 about four miles west of Marthasville. (GBS)

CONNELLSVILLE Adair Co.

It is situated in the northwest section of the county nine and one‑half mile south of Schuyler County line.

(The State of Missouri in 1904, Walter Williams, p. 317.)

It is situated on Sec. 9, Twp. 63 N, R. 16 W on 149 north of Novinger. Mail via Novinger (disincorporated in 1950).

(Rand McNally, 1974.)

Only houses remain. (Jim Peeler 04/15/2003)

CONTINENTAL St. Louis Co.

Located in Carondelet Township on the Frisco Lines.

COOKVILLE Pulaski Co. 0

Could you tell me if there are any ghost towns in Pulaski County, Mo? I would like to know what happened to Cooksville, MO. I believe it was in that county. Fort Leonard Wood Army base now is where the town stood.

(Margaret MO-GT Jun 09, 2002)

Cookville (no S) looks like it was history before the reservation was formed. It had no residences in 1954 that I can see. In 1941 I see 3 residences. St. Annie Church and School were to the south. Dondas Church to the north. It's a pretty neat area. I suggest you visit it if they still allow it. They did allow it 3 years ago. All the towns in this area, were taken over and basically razed by the army. They now do bombing practice in this area and sometimes target the old structures. You have to be careful if you visit. (Mike Flannigan, Jun 10, 2002)

COOKVILLE Adair Co. —

Location not determined.

COONS MILL St. Charles Co.

AKA – Coonz Mill

Located on the Dardenne in southeastern Dardenne Township. Built prior to 1803.

COONTZ FORT St. Charles Co.

...SEE Coonz Fort

COONZ FORT St. Charles Co.

AKA – Coontz Fort, Koontz Fort, Kountz Fort

An early fort near Cottleville.

COONZ MILL St. Charles Co.

...SEE Coons Mill

COOPERS BOTTOM Franklin Co. 0

According to the 1888 Goodspeed’s History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford & Gasconade Counties, Missouri, this pioneering settlement was established in 1810. (GBS)

COOPERS FORT Cooper Co. -

This location is in the (Missouri) River Breaks off of Highway 87, to the west on SH 187 (near Boonville).

(Vicki 3/19/2003)

COPPER MILL Jefferson Co.

Located south of DeSoto.

CORINTH Phelps Co.

Was located in East Miller Township and named for Corinth, Greece. (MF)

CORNERSVILLE Hickory Co.

Cornersville was a rural post office from 1867-1868 and again 1886-1896. It was located four miles east of Weaubleau. It was kept in the home of John Gentry.

COTE SANS DESSEIN Callaway Co.

…SEE Parkersville

COTNER FORD Barry Co.

Location not determined.

COTTLES MILL Lincoln Co.

Cottles Mill was an early mill on Cuivre River.

COTTLES MILL St. Charles Co.

Located on Dardenne Creek. Named for Dr. W. Cottle who came here around 1800.

COTTONWOOD Adair Co.

Was located on the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific Railroad a short distance east of Stahl. It was a construction camp. No remains.

(Jim Peeler 04/15/2003)

COVE McDonald Co.

Location not determined.

COVE CITY Bates Co.

Cove City was a town located in northeastern Mingo Township. It was of great importance in the 1870s, but abandoned by 1933. It was named for the creek.

Probably located fairly close to Mullins Cemetery. (Mike Flannigan)

COVE MINE Franklin Co. 0

This lead mine was located in Sec 34, T42N, R1E, Calvey Township. It and the Mt. Hope and Caswell mines were near each other, and the three of them together had produced 15,000 tons of galena by 1888. (GBS)

COWSKIN McDonald Co.

Location not determined.

COX FORD Lincoln Co.

Cox Ford was a crossing on the North Fork of Cuivre River in Bedford Township.

COXS MILL Lincoln Co.

…SEE Jesse Coxs Mill

COY McDonald Co. Rural

Location not determined.

CRADDOCK Phelps Co.

The post office was in operation 1893-1954.

NE Sec 19, NW sec 20, T34N, R8W

(MO-GT, Dave P, Sep 16, 2002)

CRAWFORD TOWN St. Francois Co.

Located near Doe Run.

CRAWFORDSVILLE Adair Co. —

Crawfordsville was platted by Thomas J. Docking, for Allen Crawford, July 1, 1880. The location on the southeast quarter of

Sec 5, Twp. 63, Range 17, northeast of the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific Railroad, shows Main Street and Oaks Avenue running northeast; North, Green and Garfield Streets intersecting.

(History of Adair County, 1888, Goodspeed, 373.)

This area is west of Stahl and east of Sullivan County line. It is no longer listed in Adair County; Crawford is listed in Scotland County. (Rand McNally, 1974.)

This was also a construction camp on >>the QM&P RR. No remains. (Jim Peeler 04/15/2003)

CRAWLEY BOTTOM St. Francois Co.

Located in northwestern St. Francois Township. (Mike Flannigan)

Along the Flat River creek, by Haney, Reuter & Crane Sts. (L Patterson, Jan 20, 2004)

CREBSTON Adair Co.

Location not determined.

CREECH FORD Lincoln Co.

Creech Ford was a crossing on Big Creek in southern Clark Township.

CRENSHAW MILL Cass Co.

Crenshaw Mill was a small water mill erected by Mr. Crenshaw as early as 1843. It was located on the Middle Fork of Grand River. (Mike Flannigan, Jan 02, 2001)

CRIGLERS MILLS Ralls Co.

AKA - Rouseburg

This discontinued Post Office and mill was named for the owners of the mill, Robert, William and James Crigler. It was formerly known as Rouseburg for two cousins, Jack and Lee Rouse, who ran a store there. It was in Saling Township.

(GNIS via Mike Flannigan)

CROSS ROADS Dade Co.

Cross Roads was located at the crossing of the Springfield-Fort Scott and the Booneville-Sarcoxie roads, a mile northeast of where Everton now stands. Cross Roads was a trading point after 1850. At the coming of the railroad in 1881, the houses were moved to Everton.

CRUMPECKER New Madrid Co.

Exact location of this historical location not determined.

CURTIS Pulaski Co.

This rural post office was in Cullen Township and was named after J. M. Curtis, an early county judge. It was discontinued before 1938.

CYCLONE McDonald Co. Rural

Location not determined.

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