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[SilverDoc]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

About 2.2 miles northwest of Ripley on the same Union Pacific tracks at East Old Atherton Road is the "town" of Cobbler.

Place name: Cobbler

Description: A switch on the Missouri Pacific one and a half miles southwest of Atherton. It is located in a potato growing section and is named for the Irish cobbler potato.

Source: Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937.

[SilverDoc]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

Another "town" called Ripley is on Old Lexington Road, south of Highway 24 and east of McCune Home for Boys. It is at the intersection of Old Lexington Road and Little Blue Trace Trail right at the Union Pacific railroad.

Place name: Ripley

Description: A station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad in easteren Blue Township. It was originally called Adams Station for Peter Adams on whose land the building was located. The name was changed to Ripley about 1917 in honor of the President of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.

Source: Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937.

[MRG Dallas]

What a fun thesis that must have been to research and write. Even in 1937 !

[WCHS'59]

All right SilverDoc, you have your work cut out for you.................

About one mile northwest of Cobbler at a place where the Union Pacific tracks meet the Burlington Northern tracks and about two miles southwest of Atherton on the Burlington Northern is the “town” of Eton.

At the intersection of Pink Hill Road and Buckner-Tarsney Road is the “town” of Pink Hill.

At the intersection of Patton Road and Galvin Road along the Burlington Northern tracks and about one thousand feet from the Missouri River is the town of “Blue Mill.”

Along Blue Mills Road just before Twyman Road and about 5.74 miles southwest from Blue Mill is the “town” of Blue Mills.

North of 39th Street along Selsa Road is the “town” of Selsa, which use to be Glendale.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

All right SilverDoc, you have your work cut out for you.................

About one mile northwest of Cobbler at a place where the Union Pacific tracks meet the Burlington Northern tracks and about two miles southwest of Atherton on the Burlington Northern is the “town” of Eton.

At the intersection of Pink Hill Road and Buckner-Tarsney Road is the “town” of Pink Hill.

At the intersection of Patton Road and Galvin Road along the Burlington Northern tracks and about one thousand feet from the Missouri River is the town of “Blue Mill.”

Along Blue Mills Road just before Twyman Road and about 5.74 miles southwest from Blue Mill is the “town” of Blue Mills.

North of 39th Street along Selsa Road is the “town” of Selsa, which use to be Glendale.

A bunch of those may be switch areas, but if I put, say, Eton, Mo, into Delorme Maps, it goes right to the place.

[SilverDoc]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

All right SilverDoc, you have your work cut out for you.................

About one mile northwest of Cobbler at a place where the Union Pacific tracks meet the Burlington Northern tracks and about two miles southwest of Atherton on the Burlington Northern is the “town” of Eton.

At the intersection of Pink Hill Road and Buckner-Tarsney Road is the “town” of Pink Hill.

At the intersection of Patton Road and Galvin Road along the Burlington Northern tracks and about one thousand feet from the Missouri River is the town of “Blue Mill.”

Along Blue Mills Road just before Twyman Road and about 5.74 miles southwest from Blue Mill is the “town” of Blue Mills.

North of 39th Street along Selsa Road is the “town” of Selsa, which use to be Glendale.

Here ya go:


Place name: Eton

Description: A railroad tower built in 1901 in northern Blue Township on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. The origin of the name was not ascertained. It was given by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. (R. Mc. 1935; H.P. Chiles)

Source: Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937.


Place name: Pinkhill

Description: A community settlement consisting of two stores and a few other buildings. The government postal guides list the place as Pink Hill from 1870 to 1895, and as Pinkhill from 1895-1902. The name originally was a descriptive one: in the early spring the hill was pink from the blossoms of a small flower. A town was platted in 1854, but there was never a town organization. (Postal Guide 1870-1895; 1895-1902; HIST. JACKSON 1881, 323; Alexander)

Source: Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937.


Place name: Blue Mill

Description: An early day mill near the mouth of the Little Blue River. (Woodson 1920; Withers; H.P. Chiles)

Source: Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937.



Place name: Blue Mills

Description: See Twyman

Source: Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937.


Place name: Twyman

Description: A town in northwestern Fort Osage Township. The name was changed from Blue Mills to honor a pioneer doctor, Dr. L.W. Twyman. The town Blue Mills was located one-half mile east from the mill for which it was named, Blue Mill (q.v.). The government postal guides gives the post office name Blue Mill from 1870-1891, and Bluemill from 1892-1896. Twyman is first listed as a post office in 1899. At least as early as 1843, Blue Mills was the principal landing on the Missouri River for river trade for Independence. At a still earlier date the place was known as Hedspeth Settlement for William Hudspeth, one of the prominent pioneer settlers. (Postal Guide 1870-1891; 1892-1896; 1899-1902; HIST. JACKSON 1881, 104, 105; H.P. Chiles)

Source: Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937


Place name: Selsa

Description: A station on the Chicago and Alton in southeastern Blue Township. The original descriptive name, Glendale, was changed to Selsa by the Railroad after it had fallen into disrepute on account of a train robbery at that place by the James Brothers. Its significance is unknown. (Kemper; H.P. Chiles)

Source: Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937.


I would have been done sooner, but I wanted to watch my 9:00 t.v. show ;-)

[SilverDoc]

Originally Posted by MRG Dallas

What a fun thesis that must have been to research and write. Even in 1937 !

Wouldn't it, though?!

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by SilverDoc

Here ya go:


Place name: Eton

Description: A railroad tower built in 1901 in northern Blue Township on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. The origin of the name was not ascertained. It was given by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. (R. Mc. 1935; H.P. Chiles)

Source: Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937.


Place name: Pinkhill

Description: A community settlement consisting of two stores and a few other buildings. The government postal guides list the place as Pink Hill from 1870 to 1895, and as Pinkhill from 1895-1902. The name originally was a descriptive one: in the early spring the hill was pink from the blossoms of a small flower. A town was platted in 1854, but there was never a town organization. (Postal Guide 1870-1895; 1895-1902; HIST. JACKSON 1881, 323; Alexander)

Source: Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937.


Place name: Blue Mill

Description: An early day mill near the mouth of the Little Blue River. (Woodson 1920; Withers; H.P. Chiles)

Source: Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937.



Place name: Blue Mills

Description: See Twyman

Source: Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937.


Place name: Twyman

Description: A town in northwestern Fort Osage Township. The name was changed from Blue Mills to honor a pioneer doctor, Dr. L.W. Twyman. The town Blue Mills was located one-half mile east from the mill for which it was named, Blue Mill (q.v.). The government postal guides gives the post office name Blue Mill from 1870-1891, and Bluemill from 1892-1896. Twyman is first listed as a post office in 1899. At least as early as 1843, Blue Mills was the principal landing on the Missouri River for river trade for Independence. At a still earlier date the place was known as Hedspeth Settlement for William Hudspeth, one of the prominent pioneer settlers. (Postal Guide 1870-1891; 1892-1896; 1899-1902; HIST. JACKSON 1881, 104, 105; H.P. Chiles)

Source: Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937


Place name: Selsa

Description: A station on the Chicago and Alton in southeastern Blue Township. The original descriptive name, Glendale, was changed to Selsa by the Railroad after it had fallen into disrepute on account of a train robbery at that place by the James Brothers. Its significance is unknown. (Kemper; H.P. Chiles)

Source: Atchison, Anne. "Place Names Of Five West Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1937.


I would have been done sooner, but I wanted to watch my 9:00 t.v. show ;-)

Thanks, there was also a skirmish at Pink Hill during the Civil War.

[SilverDoc]

Originally Posted by WCHS'59

Thanks, there was also a skirmish at Pink Hill during the Civil War.

Detachment of 1st Missouri Cavalry. Capt. Albert P. Peabody with 30 men, while in pursuit of some guerrillas under Quantrill, scouted the country in the vicinity of Pink hill. While passing a double log house his command was fired upon. He immediately dismounted his men, deployed them and after firing at the house for an hour or more a charge was made which drove the enemy from cover. Six of the guerrillas were then killed, while but 3 of Peabody's men were wounded.


This might interest you:

The Civil War in Missouri:

Missouri Civil War Dispatches-JACKSON CO.

[WCHS'59]

Originally Posted by SilverDoc

Detachment of 1st Missouri Cavalry. Capt. Albert P. Peabody with 30 men, while in pursuit of some guerrillas under Quantrill, scouted the country in the vicinity of Pink hill. While passing a double log house his command was fired upon. He immediately dismounted his men, deployed them and after firing at the house for an hour or more a charge was made which drove the enemy from cover. Six of the guerrillas were then killed, while but 3 of Peabody's men were wounded.



The Civil War in Missouri:

Missouri Civil War Dispatches-JACKSON CO.

Good show.