Boonesboro, Missouri

Boonesboro, Howard County, Missouri, USA is located on Route 87 midway between Boonville and Glasgow in the historical Boone's Lick country. Boone's Lick State Park is located on Highway 187 about 14 miles south of Glasgow. The community was laid out in 1840 on the Boone's Lick Trail and is named for frontiersman Daniel Boone.^[1]^[2]^[3] Boone's Lick State Historic Site is nearby. Noteworthy establishments include the Christian Church and the Two Palms Restaurant. The approximate population of the town is 150 citizens.

References

↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 175.
↑ Ramsay, Robert L. (1952). Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names. University of Missouri Press. p. 22.
↑ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 21.

Coordinates: 39°04′37″N 92°50′30″W / 39.0769716°N 92.8415770°W / 39.0769716; -92.8415770

Municipalities and communities of Howard County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Fayette
Cities	Armstrong Fayette Franklin Glasgow‡ New Franklin
Townships	Bonne Femme Boonslick Burton Chariton Franklin Moniteau Prairie Richmond
Unincorporated communities	Boonesboro Bunker Hill Burton Estill Hilldale Lisbon Roanoke‡ Sebree South Troy Steinmetz
Ghost town	Landmark
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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