Crowder, Missouri Explained
Crowder is a place in Scott County, Missouri, United States. The town site is located on State Highway Z between Tanner and Vanduser.
Crowder got its start in the 1890s when the railroad was extended to that point.[1] The community was named after James H. Crowder, a railroad official. Crowder was incorporated as a town in 1902.[2] A post office called Crowder was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1957.[3] Crowder contained a schoolhouse from roughly 1901 until 1950.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945 . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 24, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071919/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_scott.html . June 24, 2016 . live .
- Book: History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1 . Lewis Publishing Company . 1912 . 388. 9780722207536 .
- Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 24 December 2016.
- Book: Scott County Missouri Historical Society . 2009 . One-Room Schools of Scott County, Missouri . PDQ Printing Company . Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
