Stephens, Missouri

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

History

The community had a country store called Stephens Store.^[2] The store had the name of its owner, T. L. Stephens.^[3] A post office called Stephens Store was established in 1862, the name was changed to Stephens in 1912, and the post office closed in 1957.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stephens
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stephens Store (historical)
↑ "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Callaway County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Fulton
Cities	Auxvasse Fulton Holts Summit Jefferson City‡ Mokane New Bloomfield
Villages	Kingdom City
Townships	Auxvasse Bourbon Caldwell Calwood Cedar Cleveland Cote Sans Dessein East Fulton Guthrie Jackson Liberty McCredie Nine Mile Prairie Round Prairie St. Aubert Shamrock Summit West Fulton
Unincorporated communities	Bachelor Boydsville Callaway Calwood Carrington Cedar City Concord Dixie Earl Folsom Guthrie Hams Prairie Hatton Hereford Millersburg Portland Readsville Reform Shamrock Steedman Stephens Tebbetts Toledo Wainwright Williamsburg Youngers Yucatan
Ghost towns	Cote Sans Dessein Garrett
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°58′39″N 92°07′52″W / 38.977541°N 92.131015°W / 38.977541; -92.131015

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