Lewis Mill, Missouri Explained

Lewis Mill is an unincorporated community in Chariton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community was named after the proprietor of a local grain elevator.[1] The Keokuk and Kansas City Railway served the area in the late 19th century. It was a railroad station stop on service provided by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.[2] [3] [4] In 1884 it had a population of over 600 people. Lewis Mill Access is state-operated conservation area near the Little Chariton River.[5]

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39.2575°N -92.8531°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chariton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 17 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070734/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_chariton.html . 24 June 2016 .
  2. Web site: Railway Age. August 29, 1886. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company. Google Books.
  3. Web site: The Monitor Guide to Post Offices and Railroad Stations in the United States and Canada: With Shipping Directions by Express and Freight Lines. August 29, 1876. Bullinger's Guides, Incorporated. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Shippers' Guide for Fifty Thousand Express Offices and Railway Stations . Adams Express Company. August 29, 1890. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Lewis Mill Access . Conservation Commission of the State of Missouri © 11/07State of Missouri . 2007 . August 28, 2022.

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