Prairie Hill, Missouri
Prairie Hill is an unincorporated community in eastern Chariton County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes W and HH approximately seven miles north-northeast of Salisbury. The Thomas Hill Reservoir dam is seven miles to the northeast in adjacent Randolph County.[2]
A post office called Prairie Hill was established in 1869, and remained in operation until 1966.[3] The community was named for its elevated location upon a prairie.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prairie Hill, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 30, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- "Chariton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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