Wesco, Missouri Explained

Wesco is an unincorporated community in southwest Crawford County, Missouri, United States. It is located on the Meramec River, approximately eight miles southwest of Steelville.[1]

Wesco was first named Wilson's Mills, after James Wilson, the proprietor of a local mill.[2] A post office called Wilsons Mills was established in 1877, and the name was changed to Wesco in 1907.[3] The present name is a contraction of the Western Electric Supply Company, a telephone utility.

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37.8594°N -91.4322°W

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47
  2. Web site: Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071452/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_crawford.html . dead . 24 June 2016 . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 25 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 25 September 2016.