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Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Stephens is an unincorporated community in northwest Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is one mile east of Cedar Creek and the Callaway-Boone county line. Lindbergh on I-70 lies 1.5 miles to the south.

History

The community had a country store called Stephens Store. The store had the name of its owner, T. L. Stephens. 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.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stephens
  2. Millersburg, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1969 (1983 rev.)
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stephens Store (historical)
  4. "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
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38°58′39″N 92°07′52″W / 38.97750°N 92.13111°W / 38.97750; -92.13111


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