Hitt, Missouri Explained

Hitt is an unincorporated community in northwest Scotland County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is on Missouri Route B eight miles northwest of Memphis. The Missouri-Iowa border is 2.3 miles north of the community.^[1]

History

A variant name was "Billupsville". A post office called Billiopsville was established in 1859, the name was changed to Hitt in 1860, and the post office closed in 1914.^[2] The present name honors Robert R. Hitt, an Illinois legislator.^[3]

References

40.5636°N -92.2558°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 16,
2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 23 December 2016.
3. Web site: Scotland County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070408/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_scotland.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 23, 2016 .