Andover, Missouri Explained

Andover is an unincorporated community in northeast Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is Missouri Route T six miles north of Blythedale and three quarter mile south of the Missouri-Iowa border. Interstate 35 passes three miles to the west.^[1]

History

Andover had its start in 1873 when the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] A post office called Andover was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1943.^[3]

In 1925, Andover had 54 inhabitants.^[4]

References

40.565°N -93.8953°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 15
2. Web site: Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 3 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070336/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_harrison.html . 24 June 2016 .
3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 3 October 2016.
4. Book: Rand McNally and Company . Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions . Rand McNally & Company . 1925 . 2023-02-19 . 259.