Gravelton is an unincorporated community in northeastern Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on the banks of Big Creek and one mile east of the community of Cascade.[2]
History
[edit]A post office called Gravelton was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1956.[3] The community was named for the gravel used to construct the town's early concrete buildings.[4]
Notable person
[edit]John Henry Raney, a U.S. Representative from Missouri, was born at Gravelton in 1849.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gravelton, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ Congress, United States. (1913). A Biographical Congressional Directory. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 943.
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