Holstein, Missouri Explained

Holstein is an unincorporated community in Warren County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

The first settlement at Holstein was made ca. 1843.[1] A post office called Holstein was established in 1855, and remained in operation until 1953.[2] Holstein was originally settled chiefly by Germans, and named by them after the region of Holstein, in Northern Germany.[3]

References

38.6553°N -91.1714°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071057/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_warren.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 30, 2016 .
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 30 December 2016.
  3. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1918 . 369.

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