Medill, Missouri

Medill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clark County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] As of the 2020 census, its population was 82. [2]

The community s on US Route 136 three miles west of Kahoka.[3] The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad passes through the community as did the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.[4]

History

Medill was laid out in 1888 when the railroad was extended to that point.[5] A post office was established at Medill in 1889, and remained in operation until 1975.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Medill, Missouri
  2. "2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 16 ISBN 0899332242
  4. Medill, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrngle, USGS, 1951
  5. "Clark County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 September 2016.


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