Asherville, Missouri

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri}}

Asherville is an unincorporated community in Stoddard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|713433}}

History

A post office called Asherville was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1927.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Stoddard | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=26 December 2016}} The community was named after a pioneer citizen.{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_stoddard.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071913/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_stoddard.html |archivedate=June 24, 2016 |url-status=live |title=Stoddard County Place Names, 1928–1945 |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=December 26, 2016 }}

In 1925, Asherville had 116 inhabitants.{{cite book | author=Rand McNally and Company | title=Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions | publisher=Rand McNally & Company | year=1925 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WqRRAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA259 | access-date=2023-02-19 | page=259}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Stoddard County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri

Category:1872 establishments in Missouri