Overton, Missouri

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

Overton is an unincorporated community in northeast Cooper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|729364}} The community is adjacent to the south edge of the Missouri River floodplain. Missouri Route 98 passes through the community and I-70 passes approximately 1/2 mile to the south. Boonville is eight miles to the west and Wooldridge is four miles to the southeast adjacent to the Cooper-Moniteau county line.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 37 {{isbn|0899332242}}

History

Overton was laid out in 1901, and named in honor of William B. Overton, the original owner of the town site.{{cite web| url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cooper.html| title=Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=22 September 2016| url-status=bot: unknown| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071003/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cooper.html| archivedate=24 June 2016}} A post office called Overton was established in 1864, and remained in operation until 1944.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=22 September 2016}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Cooper County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri