Center Grove, Missouri

Center Grove is an extinct town in Atchison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place, but the precise location of the town site is unknown.[1]

A post office called Center Grove was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1866.[2] The community was named for its location at the geographical center of Lincoln Township.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Center Grove, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.


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