Howes Mill, Missouri Explained

Howes Mill
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	Missouri
Coordinates:	37.6178°N -91.2917°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Missouri
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Dent County
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5

Howes Mill is an unincorporated community in eastern Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is approximately 12.5 miles east of Salem on Missouri Route 32. The Howes Mill spring is two miles to the northeast on the West Fork of Huzzah Creek.^{[1] [2]}

History

A post office called Howes Mill was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1957.^[3] The community was named after Tom Howe, the proprietor of a local mill.^[4]

Notable person

• Carmen Berra (1925-2014), the wife of Yogi Berra, who was a dance instructor at an Arthur Murray Dance Studio and who worked as riveter for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis during World War II was born and raised in Howe's Mill, Missouri.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 55
2. Stone Hill, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981
3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 September 2016.
4. Web site: Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 27 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071627/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dent.html . 24 June 2016 .
5. Web site: Obituary for Carmen L Berra. 2024-01-27.