Fristoe, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Fristoe, Missouri
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Pushpin Label:Fristoe
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Benton
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:971
Coordinates:38.1167°N -93.2758°W
Area Code:660
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:718254

Fristoe is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Missouri, United States. Fristoe is located at the junction of U.S. Route 65 and Supplemental Route CC, 10.45miles southeast of Warsaw.[1]

The Pomme de Terre River arm of Harry S Truman Reservoir lies approximately four miles to the west along Missouri Route CC.[2]

History

A post office called Fristoe was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1978.[3] The community was named for Judge Markham Fristoe, an early member of the county court.[4]

The Rodgers Shelter Archeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

Notes and References

  1. . Benton County General Highway Map . 2005 . May 26, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527202047/http://www.modot.mo.gov/newsandinfo/documents/countymaps/benton.pdf . May 27, 2010 . dead .
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 44,
  3. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 1 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
  4. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1916 . 210.