Sandy Hook, Missouri Explained

Sandy Hook (also spelled Sandyhook) is an unincorporated community in Moniteau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on the southwest bank of the Missouri River floodplain. It lies on Missouri Route 179 between Jamestown to the northwest and Marion to the southeast in Cole County.[1]

History

A post office called Sandyhook was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1953.[2] The community was named for the sandbars near the original town site.[3]

Geiger Archeological Site, a prehistoric Native American former settlement, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[4]

References

38.7483°N -92.4086°W

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 37,
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 10 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Moniteau County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071155/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_moniteau.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 10, 2016.
  4. Web site: MISSOURI - Moniteau County . nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com.