Plew, Missouri

Plew (also spelled Plu) is a small unincorporated community in western Lawrence County, Missouri, United States.^[1] Plew is located on former U.S. Route 66, now Route 96.

A post office called Plew was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1904.^[2] It is unknown why the name Plew was applied to this community.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plew, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
↑ "Lawrence County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 27 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′34″N 94°02′13″W / 37.19278°N 94.03694°W / 37.19278; -94.03694

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