Roosevelt, Missouri

Roosevelt is an unincorporated community in extreme southeastern Douglas County, Missouri.^[1] Roosevelt lies on the east bank of Spring Creek on County road 289 just northeast of the junction of Missouri State Route 14 and Missouri State Route 181 within the Mark Twain National Forest.^[2]

History

A post office called Roosevelt was in operation from 1904 until 1937.^[3] The community has the name of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roosevelt, Missouri
↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Ava
City	Ava
Townships	Benton Boone Brown Brush Creek Bryan Buchanan Campbell Cass Champion Clay Clinton Findley Jackson Lincoln McKinley McMurtrey Miller Richland Spencer Spring Creek Walls Washington Wood
Unincorporated communities	Arden Arno Basher Bertha Brushyknob Buckhart Champion Cheney Coldspring Cross Roads Denlow Depew Dogwood Drury Fielden Filer Gentryville Girdner Goodhope Granada Hebron Merritt Ongo Prior Red Bank Richville Rome Roosevelt Roy Smallett Squires Sweden Tigris Topaz Vanzant Vera Cruz Witty
Ghost towns	Ann Bryant Larissa Omba Rippee Silverton Tedrick

Coordinates: 36°49′50″N 92°07′25″W / 36.83056°N 92.12361°W / 36.83056; -92.12361

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