Heatonville, Missouri

Heatonville is a small unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States.^[1] It lies along former U.S. Route 66 (Route 96) about six miles (10 km) north-east of Mount Vernon.

A post office called Heaton was established in 1872, the name was changed to Heatonville in 1888, and the post office closed in 1891.^[2] The community was named after Daniel Heaton, the original owner of the town site.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Heatonville, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
↑ "Lawrence County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Mount Vernon
Cities	Aurora Marionville Miller Monett‡ Mount Vernon Pierce City‡ Stotts City Verona
Villages	Freistatt Halltown Hoberg
Townships	Aurora Buck Prairie Freistatt Green Hoberg Lincoln Mount Pleasant Mount Vernon Ozark Pierce Red Oak Spring River Turnback Vineyard
CDP	Chesapeake
Other unincorporated communities	Albatross Bowers Mill‡ Clarkson Elliott Grays Point Heatonville Lawrenceburg Logan McKinley Minden Olinger Opal Orange Paris Springs Junction Phelps Plew Red Oak Rescue Round Grove Spencer Stinson
Ghost town	Gaither
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 37°11′18″N 93°47′58″W / 37.18833°N 93.79944°W / 37.18833; -93.79944

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