Millersburg, Missouri Explained

Millersburg is an unincorporated community in Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located near the Boone-Callaway county line on the Owl Creek tributary of Cedar Creek. The Little Dixie Lake and Little Dixie Wildlife Management Area lie on Owl Creek just north of the community. It is on Missouri Route J about four miles south of I-70.^[1]

History

Millersburg is one of the oldest settlements in Callaway County to be established after Missouri statehood in 1821, and was located along the southernmost historic "Boone's Lick" trail route of about 1826.^[2] Millersburg was platted in 1829.^[3] The community derives its name from Thomas Miller, a pioneer settler from Kentucky.^[4] A local post office called Millersburg was established in 1830, and remained in operation until 1953.^[5]

Notable person

• Beverly Thomas Galloway, educator, was born in Millersburg.^[6]

References

38.8986°N -92.1236°W

Notes and References

1. Millersburg NE, Mo, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1969 (1986 rev.)
2. Bell, Ovid. "A Short History of Callaway County" published in "A History of Northeast Missouri", Walter Williams, Ed. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co.,1913. https://booneslickroad.org/
3. Web site: Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 7 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071020/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_callaway.html . 24 June 2016 .
4. Book: Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. 1905. U.S. Government Printing Office. 208.
5. Web site: Callaway County . Jim Forte Postal History . 14 April 2015.
6. http://specialcollections.nal.usda.gov/guide-collections/beverly-thomas-galloway-papers United States Department of Agriculture-Beverly Thomas Galloway papers