Lovejoy, Missouri

Lovejoy is an extinct town in Cape Girardeau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1]

A post office called Lovejoy was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1894.^[2] The community took its name from nearby Lovejoy Creek.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lovejoy, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
↑ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Jackson
Cities	Cape Girardeau‡ Delta Jackson Scott City‡
Villages	Allenville Dutchtown Gordonville Oak Ridge Old Appleton‡ Pocahontas Whitewater
Townships	Apple Creek Byrd Cape Girardeau Hubble Kinder Liberty Randol Shawnee Welch Whitewater
Unincorporated communities	Arbor Arnsberg Bainbridge Blomeyer Burfordville Daisy Dissen Egypt Mills Friedheim Fruitland Gravel Hill Hickory Ridge Houck Hilderbrand Hines Landing Kurreville Leemon Millersville Moccasin Springs Neely's Landing New Wells Oriole Randles Rum Branch Shawneetown Tilsit
Ghost towns	Lovejoy Stroderville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 37°32′00″N 89°31′41″W / 37.53333°N 89.52806°W / 37.53333; -89.52806

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