| 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. |
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Saturday, May 25, 2013
How did Castor Township get its name?
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