Christopher, Missouri

Christopher is an unincorporated community in Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

A post office called Christopher was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1907.^[2] Besides the post office, the community had a school, the Christopher School, now defunct.^[3] The schoolhouse was named after the Christopher family of settlers.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Christopher, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Christopher School (historical)
↑ "Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Newton County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Neosho
Cities	Diamond Fairview Granby Joplin‡ Neosho Seneca
Villages	Cliff Village Dennis Acres Grand Falls Plaza Leawood Loma Linda Newtonia Redings Mill Ritchey Saginaw Shoal Creek Drive Shoal Creek Estates Stark City Stella Wentworth
Townships	Benton Berwick Buffalo Dayton Five Mile Franklin Granby Marion Neosho Newtonia Seneca Shoal Creek Van Buren West Benton
Unincorporated communities	Aroma Belfast Berwick Boulder City Christopher Gregg Hornet Jolly June McElhany Monark Springs Pepsin Racine Silver Creek Spring City Spurgeon Sweetwater Talmage City Tipton Ford Wanda
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 36°47′55″N 94°17′23″W / 36.79861°N 94.28972°W / 36.79861; -94.28972

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