William Anderson 1835 James M. Bates 1834 Henry Bier 1846 Walter Boulware 1840 John Boulware 1844 Dr. J. N. Coons Kentucky 1829 Joseph Cochran 1849 Michael Diemer Germany 1819 Rev. J. S. Dingle 1848 Drummond and Gansz 1858 Gansz 1857 William Dudley Kentucky 1823 Dr. J. H. Ealy Pennsylvania 1828 Rev. F. L. Ferguson Kentucky … Read more
The Gardener House 1828 NRHP A famous hotel and stage coach stop between St. Louis and Des Moines. It also served as a “Dram Shop” (tavern), school and residence with combination of Federal and Greek Revival styles. The building now serves as a visitor information center and museum. The First Baptist Church 1871 Romanesque-Gothic style … Read more
When Mr. Samuel Withers first came to Miller Township, only a few settlers were here — Webb James Fullilove, Samuel Lefever, John M. Turner, Cyrus Ritchie, Major Asa James, Robert Smarr, Richard Gentry, and later Stephen Glascock. Mr. Ritchie built a woolen mill and also a grist mill. After the railroad was built in 1859, … Read more
The village of Warren, 10 miles north, is three years older than Monroe City. It was laid out in 1854 and contained 12 blocks of 10 lots each and had five streets running north and south and two east and west. The first house was built by George Edelin and Wilson McElroy for a store … Read more
In 1844 this community was known as Dunlap’s Shop. David Dunlap had the blacksmith shop and store. Then the store was transferred to Mr. Phil Hutchison, who had a store on the south side of the highway. In 1875 Gerry Vaughn bought the shop and store where he worked until 1937. North of the lane … Read more
The village of Emerson stands on the southeast corner of section 20, in township 59-7. It has long been known as a convenient trading point, post-office, etc., and now contains stores, shops, etc., sufficient to supply the trade of the community. The town was laid out January 20, 1837, and first called Houston, in honor … Read more
Hamlet in Missouri Exists by Spoken Word Only Technically, Smileyville doesn’t even exist anymore. It’s just a stretch of road about five miles northeast of Palmyra. Where once a blacksmith shop, general store and high school stood are now empty lots and fields. If you bomb down Marion County Road 321 west from U.S. 61, … Read more
First there was Darrtown, then Stringtown, and now Oakwood. Its first settlers were William and Sarah (Brown) Darr, from Kentucky. They came when Hannibal had only seven families. William Darr bought a large tract of land, and his two-room log cabin is the center of the house standing back of the old Washington School at … Read more
The little hamlet of Benbow, which stands on the northwest quarter of section 13, township 59-8, was originally called Midway. Its founder was Thomas Adams, who established a general store or trading post at the site thirty years ago, and continued to do business at this point for many years. The name was changed with the … Read more
The list of towns and their history will be ongoing. The list of towns has been compiled from various sources and may not be a comprehensive one. More information will be added as it becomes available. If you are able to contribute any data, please contact me. Other Township Links List of Towns in Marion County … Read more