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Saturday, May 25, 2013
How did Stoddard County get its name?
| Place name: | Stoddard County | |
| Description: | The general assembly passed an act in 1829 defining the boundaries of a new county to be erected out of parts of Wayne and New Madrid Counties. It was to be named in honor of Captain Amos Stoddard (1762-1813), agent of the United States government who received the transfer of the Louisian Territory from France. (March 10, 1804) At this time the county was attached to Cape Girardeau County, and the court of that county divided the territory into two townships. That part of the territory west of Castor River was called Pike Township, and the part northwest of Castor River was called Castor Township. It remained under the jurisdiction of Cape Girardeau County until 1835, when the legislature passed an act to organize the county government. The territory of the new county lay between the St. Francois and Little Rivers, and to the south of Mingo and Big Swamps. (Douglass I 304, M.H.R. 13:68, DICT. of AM. BIOG.) | |
| Source: | Hamlett, Mayme L. "Place Names Of Six Southeast Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1938.
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How did Duck Creek Missouri get its name?
| Place name: | Duck Creek |
| Description: | A large stream in the northern part of the present Duck Creek Township, which was named as early as 1873 by the pioneers for the ducks which inhabited the creek. It was drained soon after 1900. (Campbell, Munger, County Court Record) |
| Source: | Hamlett, Mayme L. "Place Names Of Six Southeast Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1938. This information is from the State Historical Society of Missouri Stoddard County Place Names. |
How did Castor Township get its name?
| Place name: | Castor Township |
| Description: | In 1820 the Cape Girardeau court organized two townships in what is now Stoddard County. One was Castor which included all the territory west of Castor River; the other was Pike Township. In 1835 when the county court of Stoddard County met first, four townships were organized from the original two. Castor Township was thus divided and reduced in size. In 1853 further changes were made in the townships and Castor again reduced in size. In 1868 the county was redistricted and a new township added so that Castor was given its present boundaries. It was named Castor from Castor River (q.v.). (Douglass I 304, Goodspeed 359) |
| Source: | Hamlett, Mayme L. "Place Names Of Six Southeast Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1938. This information is from the State Historical Society of Missouri Stoddard County Place Names. |
How did Bloomfield, Missouri get its name?
| Place name: | Bloomfield |
| Description: | The county seat, located in the central part of Castor Township. It is the site of an ancient Indian village first settled by white people in 1824. The site was selected and the town laid out in 1835 by John McComb, Michael Rodney, and Henry Shaner who named the town Bloomfield because of the fact that they found a large field of flowers there. (Douglass I 295, M.H.R. 13:68, Goodspeed 470) |
| Source: | Hamlett, Mayme L. "Place Names Of Six Southeast Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1938. This information is from the State Historical Society of Missouri Stoddard County Place Names |
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