Center Point, Missouri Explained

Center Point is an extinct town in Atchison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place, but the precise location of the town site is unknown.

A post office called Center Point was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1880.[1] The community was named for its central location relative to the township in which it was located.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
  2. Web site: Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 30 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070306/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_atchison.html . 24 June 2016 .

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