Silverton is an historic town in Douglas County, Missouri, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] It was located along County Road 317 on Spring Creek, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north-northeast of Wasola and 1.9 miles (3.1 km) west of the Hilo Cemetery, along Route N on Hilo Ridge.[2][3] Although Hilo is listed as a variant name, the two were not at the same location.[4]
A post office called Silverton was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1933.[5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silverton
- ^ Wasola, Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, 2004, USGS
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
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