Starfield, Missouri Explained

Starfield is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Township in western Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route K and Castile Creek. The city of Gower is 4.5 miles to the southwest and Plattsburg is 6.5 miles to the southeast.[1] Northwest Starfield Road bears its namesake.

History

The Starfield post office closed in 1914.[2] The origin of the name Starfield is uncertain.[3]

References

39.6453°N -94.5178°W

Notes and References

  1. Hemple Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1971 (1973 rev.)
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 21 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 21 September 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070606/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_clinton.html. 24 June 2016.

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