Butler County, Missouri

Overview

• Population: 40,867 (Change since 1990: +5.4%)
• Created: February 27, 1849
• County seat: Poplar Bluff
• Largest town: Poplar Bluff (Pop. 16,651)
• Name origin: Gen. William Orlando Butler

Populated Places

• Alfrey (Historical)
  • Previously known as: Alfreys Switch
  • Located just southwest of Poplar Bluff
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°43'60" N, 90°24'49" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 6 E., Sec. 16
  • Elevation: 330
  • Civil township: Poplar Bluff
  • USGS Quad: Harviell (Not shown)
  • Named for Fremont Alfrey, manager of Alfrey's Heading Factory, established here in 1890
  • Maps: 1904 McNally and Undated Frisco RR (Shows Alfreys)
  • Source: Moser
• Angus (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Eastwood Switch
  • Located on CR 338 between US 67 and Route BB southwest of Harviell
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°38'04" N, 90°29'01" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 23
  • Elevation: 315
  • Civil township: Neely
  • School district: Neelyville R-4
  • USGS Quad: Harviell
  • Named for the Aberdeen Angus cattle stocked at a nearby farm.
  • Map: MoDOT
  • Source: Moser
• Ash Hill (Unincorporated)
  • The post office was called Nye from 1895 to 1918.
  • Alternate name: Ash Hills
  • Located on Route B (Old US 60) between Barron and Fisk
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°46'32" N, 90°13'59" W
  • Civil township: Ash Hill
  • School district: Twin Rivers R-10
  • USGS Quad: Fisk
  • Named for the low, sandy ridge covered in ash trees
• Barron (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the intersection Route B (Old US 60) and CR 629 west of Ash Hill
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°46'17" N, 90°15'47" W
  • Elevation: 324
  • Civil township: Ash Hill
  • School district: Twin Rivers R-10
  • USGS Quad: Rombauer
  • Point on the C.A.T. Line between Junland and Ash Hill
  • Named for William N. Barron, who requested that the railroad open a station here for loading timber
  • Source: Moser
• Batesville (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Old Batesville
  • Located on MO 51 north of Broseley
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°41'56" N, 90°14'46" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 30
  • Civil township: Ash Hill
  • School district: Twin Rivers R-10
  • USGS Quad: Broseley
  • Named for Horace Bates, a local landowner
  • Post office: 1902-1910
  • Map: 1923 McNally
  • Source: Moser
• Belcher (Historical)
  • Probably located on CR 462 northwest of Lone Hill
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°43'25" N, 90°34'31" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 13
  • Elevation: 378
  • Civil township: Beaver Dam
  • USGS Quad: Fairdealing (Benchmark shown)
  • Named for "Doc" Belcher, postmaster
  • Map: 1904 McNally
• Booser (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Boozer Spur
  • Located two miles north of Neelyville on the railroad
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°35'28" N, 90°30'09" W
  • Elevation: 304
  • Civil township: Neely
  • USGS Quad: Naylor (Not shown)
  • Station on the Iron Mountain Line between Neelyville and Walsh
  • Named for William T. Booser, owner of the saw mill here
  • Source: Moser
• Broseley (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Bailey's End, Bailey, , and Hunt
  • Located on MO 51 near the intersection of Route CC between Ash Hill and Qulin
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°40'30" N, 90°14'30" W
  • Survey: T. 34 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 31
  • Civil township: Ash Hill
  • School district: Twin Rivers R-10
  • USGS Quad: Broseley
  • Named for Broseley, England, William Barron's wife's hometown
  • Source: Moser
• Brush Arbor (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the intersection of CR 410 and CR 417 in the far northwest corner of the county
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°54'27" N, 90°38'53" W
  • Survey: T. 26 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 17
  • Elevation: 699
  • Civil township: Cane Creek
  • School district: East Carter County R-2
  • USGS Quad: Ellsinore (Shows a "Community Center" at the crossroads)
  • Map: MoDOT
• Calvin Spur (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Calvin
  • Located northeast of Poplar Bluff on the Frisco Hoxie Branch
  • Named for Charles Calvin, timber agent for the Palmer Lumber Company.
  • Source: Moser
• Cane Creek (Historical)
  • One of the earliest settlements in Butler County made ca. 1819
  • Alternate name: Canecreek
  • Located northwest of Poplar Bluff near the US 60 bridge over Cane Creek
  • Post office: ca.1840-1895 (Cane Creek), 1895-1906 (Canecreek)
  • Maps: 1847 (Shows "Cane Creek P.O."), 1855 (Shows "Cane Creek C.H."), 1880, and 1904 McNally (Shown as Canecreek)
• Carola (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Gillis Bluff and Gilliston
  • Located on Route N next to Black River southwest of Oglesville and east of Vastus
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°33'06" N, 90°20'09" W
  • Survey: T. 22 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 17
  • Elevation: 318
  • Civil township: Gillis Bluff
  • School district: Twin Rivers R-10
  • USGS Quad: Oglesville
  • Post office: 1881-1882 (Gilliston), 1882-1913 (Carola)
  • Maps: 1865 (Gillis Bluff), 1889 Polk (Carola), 1904 McNally, and MoDOT
  • Source: Moser
• Cedar Valley (Unincorporated)
  • Located west of Poplar Bluff on Route PP
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°46'01" N, 90°27'11" W
  • Civil township: Poplar Bluff
  • School district: Poplar Bluff R-1
  • USGS Quad: Poplar Bluff
• Collins Store (Historical)
  • General store opened by George Collins in 1921
  • Located at the intersection Route W and CR 534 north of Poplar Bluff
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°53'17" N, 90°23'27" W
  • Elevation: 518
  • Civil township: Black River
  • USGS Quad: Hendrickson
  • Source: Moser
• Empire (Historical)
  • Probably located near CR 620 just south of Route B at the railroad crossing
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°45'48" N, 90°18'56" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 7 E., Secs. 4 & 5
  • Elevation: 324
  • Civil township: Poplar Bluff
  • USGS Quad: Rombauer (Not labeled, but shows cluster of abandoned buildings)
  • Station on the C.A.T. Line between Kinzer and Junland
  • Named for the Empire Lumber Company which operated saw mills here
  • Source: Moser
• Fagus (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Slap Out and Daniels
  • Located on MO 51 just north of the Arkansas border
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°30'41" N, 90°16'01" W
  • Survey: T. 22 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 35-36
  • Civil township: Gillis Bluff
  • School district: Twin Rivers R-10
  • USGS Quad: Oglesville
  • Named by William Barron for the Latin word for beech
  • Post office: 1912-1913 (Daniels), 1913-ca.1970 (Fagus)
• Ferguson Switch (Historical)
  • Located south of Neelyville along the Union Pacific railroad tracks
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°30'34" N, 90°30'46" W
  • Survey: T. 22 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 34
  • Elevation: 298
  • Civil township: Neely
  • USGS Quad: Naylor (Benchmark shown)
  • Point on the Iron Mountain Line between Neelyville and the Arkansas border
• Fisk (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 363 (Change since 1990: -14.0%)
  • Located at the intersection MO 51 (Old US 60) and Route DD on the west bank of St. Francis River
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°46'56" N, 90°12'22" W
  • Name origin: Stephen W. Fisk
  • Founded: 1895
• Fredie (Historical)
  • Located somewhere to the northwest of Harviell
  • Named for Fred Smizer, who established a store and post office here.
  • Source: Moser
• Gaines Switch (Historical)
  • Located on CR 352 (?) southwest of Parks at the bridge over Jennings Ditch, near Gaines Slough
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°36'22" N, 90°34'29" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 30
  • Elevation: 305
  • Civil township: Neely
  • USGS Quad: Naylor (Benchmark shown)
  • Point on the Frisco Hoxie Branch between Gheen and Parks
• Gheen (Historical)
  • Located on CR 352 (?) near Gaines Slough northeast of Naylor
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°35'58" N, 90°35'02" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 36
  • Elevation: 304
  • Civil township: Neely
  • USGS Quad: Naylor (Not shown)
  • Point on Hoxie Branch railroad between Naylor and Parks
• Green Forest (Unincorporated)
  • Located west of Poplar Bluff on Route PP
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°46'01" N, 90°27'54" W
  • Elevation: 467
  • Civil township: Poplar Bluff
  • School district: Poplar Bluff R-1
  • USGS Quad: Poplar Bluff
• Halloran (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Halloram
  • Located near Tenmile Creek west of Route PP
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°49'60" N, 90°37'05" W
  • Survey: T. 25 N., R. 4 E., Sec. 10
  • Elevation: 458
  • Civil township: Epps
  • USGS Quad: Stringtown (Benchmark shown)
  • Named for James A. Halloram, leader of a group of Irish immigrants who settled here
  • Source: Moser
• Hamtown (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Hamm Town
  • Located near CR 534 west of Route T
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°52'02" N, 90°19'59" W
  • Survey: T. 26 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 29
  • Elevation: 435
  • Civil township: St. Francois
  • School district: Twin Rivers R-10
  • USGS Quad: Rombauer (Shows Hamtown Church)
  • Named after the Hamm family which settled here after moving from Illinois
• Hanleyville (Unincorporated)
  • Located near the intersection of Route AA and CR 623 between Broseley and Poplar Bluff
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°41'19" N, 90°17'24" W
  • Civil township: Ash Hill
  • School district: Twin Rivers R-10
  • USGS Quad: Hanleyville
• Harts Switch (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Hart
  • Located north of Neelyville
• Harviell (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Renton
  • Located on MO 158 between US 67 and MO 142
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°39'53" N, 90°28'20" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 1 & 12
  • Elevation: 318
  • Civil township: Beaver Dam
  • School district: Neelyville R-4
  • USGS Quad: Harviell
  • Named for Simmons R. Harviell, landowner and town founder
  • Founded: ca. 1872 by Simmons R. Harviell
  • Post office: 1873-1874 (Renton), 1874-Now (Harviell)
• Hayes (Historical)
  • Located somewhere south of Fisk
• Hendrickson (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Reeve's Station
  • Located at the junction of US 67 and Route O
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°54'16" N, 90°28'08" W
  • Survey: T. 26 N., R. 26 N., Sec. 13
  • Elevation: 371
  • Civil township: Black River
  • School district: Poplar Bluff R-1
  • USGS Quad: Hendrickson
  • Named for Nathan Hendrickson, local landowner
  • Founded: 1873 by the St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad
  • Post office: 1859-1875 (Reeve's Station), 1875-ca.1976 (Hendrickson)
• Hicoria Spur (Historical)
  • Located somewhere northwest of Qulin
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°39'53" N, 90°10'27" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 3
  • Elevation: 318
  • Civil township: Ash Hill
  • USGS Quad: Broseley (Not shown)
  • Named by Mr. Barron after the botanical term for hickory trees which were common here
• Hilliard (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Hill's Yard, Hilliard Switch, , and Hilbert
  • Alternate name: Hillard
  • Located on Route W north of Poplar Bluff
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°49'31" N, 90°24'60" W
  • Survey: T. 25 N., R. 6 E., Sec. 16
  • Elevation: 355
  • Civil township: Poplar Bluff
  • School district: Poplar Bluff R-1
  • USGS Quad: Poplar Bluff
  • Named for George W. Hill, who established a wood yard here. Later, when the post office was established, the name was shortened to Hilliard (or Hillard).
  • Founded: ca. 1869
  • Post office: 1881-1884 (Hilbert), 1884-1906 (Hillard)
  • Source: Moser
• Hodges Ferry (Historical)
  • Previously known as: Indian Ford
  • Located on the St. Francis River just upstream from thje crossing of the Frisco railroad (now a county road) northeast of Rombauer
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°52'16" N, 90°15'16" W
  • Civil township: St. Francois
  • USGS Quad: Rombauer (Not shown)
  • Named for Darius Hodge, owner of the ferry
  • Maps: 1872 (Shows Indian Ford and Williams Ferry) and 1904 McNally (Shows Hodges Ferry)
• Hubbells (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Hubbell
  • Located on a county road just north of MO 142 west of Neelyville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°34'03" N, 90°33'26" W
  • Survey: T. 22 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 8-9
  • Elevation: 303
  • Civil township: Neely
  • School district: Neelyville R-4
  • USGS Quad: Naylor
  • Station on the Doniphan Branch between Naylor and Neelyville
• Icie (Historical)
  • Located north of Broseley
  • Post office: 1898-1899
• Ilex (Historical)
  • Located somewhere near Fagus
  • Named by Mr. Barron for the botanical term for holly trees
• Inlow (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Inlo
  • Located somewhere near Junland on the C.A.T. Line
• Junland (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Blue Springs No. 2 and Jungleland
  • Located at the intersection of Route Z, Route VV, and Route B (Old US 60)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°46'07" N, 90°16'51" W
  • Survey: T. 25 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 34 & 35
  • Elevation: 322
  • Civil township: Ash Hill
  • School district: Twin Rivers R-10
  • USGS Quad: Rombauer
  • Station on the C.A.T. Line between Poplar Bluff and Ash Hill
  • Railroad officials called the town "Jungleland" for its remote location. The name was later shortened to Junland.
• Keeners (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Keener
  • Located just off CR 407 along Iron Mountain railroad tracks
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°55'23" N, 90°30'20" W
  • Survey: T. 26 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 10
  • Elevation: 378
  • Civil township: Black River
  • School district: Poplar Bluff R-1
  • USGS Quad: Williamsville
  • Point on Iron Mountain Line between Williamsville and Hendrickson
  • Named after Ephraim B. Keener, landowner who gave right-of-way for the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
  • Map: 1920 Clason
  • Source: Moser
• Kerens (Historical)
  • Located near Stringtown west of Poplar Bluff
  • Civil township: Beaver Dam
  • Post office: 1903-1920
  • Maps: 1920 Clason and 1944
• Kinzer (Historical)
  • Located near Route AA at the railroad crossing south of Route B (Old US 60)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°45'37" N, 90°20'02" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 5-6
  • Elevation: 329
  • Civil township: Poplar Bluff
  • USGS Quad: Rombauer (Not shown)
  • Point on the C.A.T. Line between Poplar Bluff and Junland
  • Source: Moser
• Kremlin Mill (Historical)
  • Previously known as: Brannum's Mill, Brannumsburg, Brown's Mill, , and Ball's Mill
  • Alternate name: Kremlin
  • Located northwest of Parks on Little Black River at the end of Route V
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°37'53" N, 90°34'15" W
  • Elevation: 346
  • Civil township: Neely
  • USGS Quad: Fairdealing (Benchmark shown)
  • Named by George H. Crumb for the Kremlin citadel in Moscow, Russia
  • Post office: ca.1876-1880 (Kremlin Mills), 1887-1888 (Kremlin)
• Linstead (Historical)
  • Located southeast of Poplar Bluff along MO 53, probably near the intersection with CR 311
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°43'25" N, 90°22'50" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 6 E., Sec. 14
  • Elevation: 330
  • Civil township: Poplar Bluff
  • USGS Quad: Harviell (Not shown)
• Lockloma (Unincorporated)
  • Community located around Lake Lockloma
  • Located on Route W southwest of Hilliard
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°48'60" N, 90°25'36" W
  • Survey: T. 25 N., R. 6 E., Sec. 16-17
  • Elevation: 358
  • Civil township: Poplar Bluff
  • School district: Poplar Bluff R-1
  • USGS Quad: Poplar Bluff (Shows lake and cluster of houses)
• Loma Linda (Unincorporated)
  • Located near the intersection of Route W and Business US 67 on the northern outskirts of Poplar Bluff
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°47'36" N, 90°26'13" W
  • Civil township: Poplar Bluff
  • School district: Poplar Bluff R-1
  • USGS Quad: Poplar Bluff (Shown, but the roads here are now completely different)
  • Source: Moser
• Lone Hill (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the end of Route F north of US 160
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°42'04" N, 90°32'14" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 28 & 29
  • Civil township: Beaver Dam
  • School district: Neelyville R-4
  • USGS Quad: Fairdealing
• Lowell Junction (Historical)
  • Located at an old railroad junction 3 miles west of Fisk
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°46'13" N, 90°15'14" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 1
  • Elevation: 320
  • Civil township: Ash Hill
  • USGS Quad: Rombauer (Not shown)
  • Named for Lowell N. Palmer, the president of the Palmer Company that operated the saw mills near here
• Mariesville (Historical)
  • Like St. Luke, this town was on the proposed route of the C.A.T. Line but died when the railroad was built to the north
  • Alternate name: Maries
  • Located southeast of Poplar Bluff near St. Francis River
  • Maps: 1866, 1873 proposed railroads, and 1880
• Marshall (Historical)
  • Located south of Lowell Junction
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°44'38" N, 90°14'49" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 12
  • Elevation: 323
  • Civil township: Ash Hill
  • USGS Quad: Broseley (Not shown)
• Mayberry (Historical)
  • Located on Route AA about two miles east of Hanleyville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°41'24" N, 90°15'17" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 7 E., Secs. 25 & 36
  • Elevation: 327
  • Civil township: Ash Hill
  • USGS Quad: Hanleyville (Benchmark shown)
• Mendosa (Historical)
  • Located south of Neelyville at intersection CR 272 (?) and railroad tracks
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°31'56" N, 90°30'36" W
  • Elevation: 297
  • Civil township: Neely
  • USGS Quad: Naylor (Benchmark shown)
  • Point on the Iron Mountain Line between Neelyville and Moark, Arkansas
• Mengo (Historical)
  • Located half-way between Hilliard and Poplar Bluff, just over a mile southeast of the railroad bridge over Black River
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°47'46" N, 90°22'46" W
  • Elevation: 349
  • Civil township: Poplar Bluff
  • USGS Quad: Poplar Bluff (Not shown)
  • Point on the Iron Mountain Line north of Poplar Bluff
• Milltown (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the end of a county road northwest of Stringtown beyond the ends of Route M and Route TT
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°46'39" N, 90°36'18" W
  • Elevation: 448
  • Civil township: Epps
  • School district: Neelyville R-4
  • USGS Quad: Stringtown
• Morocco (Historical)
  • Located on a county road west of Route AA near Black River southeast of Poplar Bluff
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°44'12" N, 90°21'36" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 7 E., Secs. 7 & 18
  • Elevation: 325
  • Civil township: Poplar Bluff
  • USGS Quad: Hanleyville (Not labeled, but does show Morocco Cemetery)
• Neelyville (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 487 (Change since 1990: +27.8%)
  • Located near the intersection of US 67 and MO 142.
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°33'28" N, 90°30'35" W
  • Name origin: Obadiah Neely
  • Founded: 1872 by railroad officials
• Nyssa (Historical)
  • Located at intersection MO 51 and CR 663 north of Qulin
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°38'23" N, 90°14'33" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 18
  • Civil township: Ash Hill
  • USGS Quad: Broseley
  • Named after the botanical name for the Tupelo gum tree by railroad officials William Barron and Charles Langlotz.
• Oglesville (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Muffittville
  • Located on Route N between Carola and Qulin
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°34'49" N, 90°18'37" W
  • Survey: T. 22 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 4
  • Civil township: Gillis Bluff
  • School district: Twin Rivers R-10
  • USGS Quad: Oglesville
  • Maps: 1959 McNally (Muffittville) and DeLorme Missouri (Oglesville)
  • Source: Moser
• Osborn (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the intersection of CR 212 and CR 221 southeast of Qulin
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°34'50" N, 90°12'41" W
  • Civil township: Gillis Bluff
  • School district: Twin Rivers R-10
  • USGS Quad: Glennonville
  • Map: MoDOT
• Parks (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Park
  • Located on old railroad alignment northeast of Naylor and south of Kremlin Mill
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°36'50" N, 90°33'55" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 30
  • Elevation: 305
  • Civil township: Neely
  • School district: Neelyville R-4
  • USGS Quad: Naylor
  • Station on the Hoxie Branch railroad between Naylor and Taft
  • Named for John and Barnes Park, who opened a saw mill around 1908.
  • Post office: 1911-1915 (Park)
  • Source: Moser
• Pine Grove Camp (Historical)
  • Tourist camp opened 1926 on Old US 60 (now Route PP) by D. R. Scott
  • Alternate name: Pine Ridge Camp
  • Located at the intersection of Route PP and Route TT
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°48'12" N, 90°32'09" W
  • Elevation: 487
  • Civil township: Epps
  • USGS Quad: Stringtown
  • Source: Moser
• Platanus (Historical)
  • Located 2 miles north of Fagus
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°32'04" N, 90°15'52" W
  • Survey: T. 22 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 24
  • Elevation: 306
  • Civil township: Gillis Bluff
  • USGS Quad: Oglesville (Not shown)
  • Named by Mr. Barron for the botanical term for sycamore trees
• Poplar Bluff (Third-class city)
  • Population: 16,651 (Change since 1990: -2.0%)
  • Located near the intersections of US 60, US 67, and US 160.
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°45'35" N, 90°24'10" W
  • Name origin: Poplar trees
  • Founded: 1850 by the County Commission
  • Includes: Ashcroft Addition, Kelly Town, and Vinegar Hill
• Quercus (Historical)
  • Located between Nyssa and Qulin
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°37'53" N, 90°14'58" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 24
  • Elevation: 320
  • Civil township: Ash Hill
  • USGS Quad: Broseley (Not shown)
  • Named by Mr. Barron for the botanical term for oak trees
• Qulin (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 467 (Change since 1990: +21.6%)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°35'48" N, 90°14'57" W
  • Name origin: Uncertain
  • Post office: Mar. 1, 1881 - Now
• Rombauer (Unincorporated)
  • Previously known as: Mud Creek Hollow
  • Located at the end of Route Z, the only paved road
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°50'35" N, 90°16'48" W
  • Survey: T. 25 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 2-3
  • Elevation: 335
  • Civil township: St. Francois
  • School district: Twin Rivers R-10
  • USGS Quad: Rombauer
  • Named for Judge Roderick E. Rombauer of St. Louis, family friend of the town founder.
  • Founded: by George Spangler
  • Source: Moser
• Romine Springs (Historical)
  • Located between Rombauer and Hodges Ferry
  • Civil township: St. Francois
  • Named after Abraham Romine, land owner
  • Post office: 1901-1904
  • Maps: 1902, 1904 McNally, and Undated Frisco RR
• Rossville (Unincorporated)
  • Located on MO 51 between Batesville and Ash Hill
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°43'59" N, 90°14'47" W
  • Civil township: Ash Hill
  • School district: Twin Rivers R-10
  • USGS Quad: Broseley
• Roxie (Historical)
  • Located on Route M near the bridge over Cane Creek southwest of Poplar Bluff
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°43'45" N, 90°30'22" W
  • Survey: T. 24 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 15
  • Elevation: 339
  • Civil township: Beaver Dam
  • USGS Quad: Fairdealing (Benchmark shown)
  • Post office: 1891-1907
• Ruthville (Historical)
  • Located somewhere to the southeast of Poplar Bluff, possibly near the intersection of MO 53 and Route HH
  • Southern terminus of the Ruth and Hargrove Tram
  • Named for Harvey Ruth, the co-founder of the Ruth and Hargrove Mill located in Poplar Bluff of which this logging camp supplied with timber
• Sawyer (Historical)
  • Located near CR 569 northeast of Poplar Bluff
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°48'46" N, 90°18'39" W
  • Survey: T. 25 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 16
  • Elevation: 325
  • Civil township: St. Francois
  • USGS Quad: Rombauer (Benchmark shown)
  • Station on the Hoxie Branch between Poplar Bluff and Rombauer
  • Named for Charley Sawyer, sawmill owner.
  • Post office: 1902-1910
  • Maps: 1902, 1904 McNally, 1912, 1918, and Undated Frisco RR
  • Source: Moser
• Schraeder (Historical)
  • Located south of Harviell
• Shady Dell (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route PP west of Poplar Bluff
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°46'04" N, 90°26'31" W
  • Civil township: Poplar Bluff
  • School district: Poplar Bluff R-1
  • USGS Quad: Poplar Bluff
• Shiloh (Historical)
  • Located in the northwest corner of the county
  • Civil township: Cane Creek
  • Post office: 1872-1901
  • Maps: 1880, 1895 McNally, and 1897 Galbraith
• Smith Farm (Historical)
  • Located on CR 501 (?) just off Route KK about half-way between Route W and Route T southwest of Wappapello
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°54'29" N, 90°21'13" W
  • Elevation: 525
  • Civil township: Black River
  • USGS Quad: Wappapello (Shows a series of ponds and a cluster of houses)
• South Wilby (Unincorporated)
  • Located on CR 524 next to Black River northwest of Lake Lockloma
  • USGS Quad: Poplar Bluff (Not marked, but cluster of houses shown)
  • Map: MoDOT
• Spread (Historical)
  • Located northwest of Broseley
  • Station on the Butler County Railroad
  • Map: Butler Co. towns
• Star (Historical)
  • Located near the end of Route DD north of Fisk and east of Rombauer
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°50'31" N, 90°13'49" W
  • Civil township: St. Francois
  • USGS Quad: Fisk (Shows Star Church and some houses)
• Stringtown (Unincorporated)
  • Located near the western end of Route M
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°45'10" N, 90°34'58" W
  • Elevation: 477
  • Civil township: Beaver Dam
  • USGS Quad: Stringtown
  • Maps: 1959 McNally and MoDOT
• Taft (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the intersection of CR 355 and CR 338 southwest of Harviell
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°38'06" N, 90°32'16" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 16-17
  • Elevation: 311
  • Civil township: Neely
  • School district: Neelyville R-4
  • USGS Quad: Fairdealing
  • Station on the Hoxie Branch railroad between Naylor and Harviell
  • Named for President William Howard Taft by Thomas Kenzie
  • Founded: by Thomas Kenzie
  • Post office: 1904-1927
  • Map: MoDOT
  • Source: Moser
• Ten Mile (Historical)
  • Located along Ten Mile Creek northwest of Poplar Bluff
  • Civil township: Epps
  • Post office: ca.1913-Nov. 1, 1931
• Upton (Historical)
  • Located northeast of Broseley, possibly along Route FF
  • Post office: 1886-1887
• Vastus (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route H south of Route HH east of Neelyville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°33'04" N, 90°24'29" W
  • Survey: T. 22 N., R. 6 E., Sec. 15
  • Civil township: Coon Island
  • School district: Neelyville R-4
  • USGS Quad: Vastus
  • Named after the Latin word for "great" by Judge B. Deem.
  • Source: Moser
• Walsh (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Walsh Spur
  • Located on railroad southwest of Poplar Bluff
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°35'55" N, 90°29'51" W
  • Survey: T. 23 N., R. 5 E., Sec. 35
  • Civil township: Neely
  • USGS Quad: Vastus (Not shown)
  • Station on the Iron Mountain Line
• Whitlow (Historical)
  • Located at the intersection Route N and CR 214 just southwest of Oglesville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°34'31" N, 90°18'52" W
  • Survey: T. 22 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 4, 9
  • Elevation: 315
  • Civil township: Gillis Bluff
  • USGS Quad: Oglesville (Benchmark shown)
  • Map: MoDOT
• Wilby (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route O between Hendrickson and Hilliard
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°52'15" N, 90°26'23" W
  • Survey: T. 26 N., R. 6 E., Sec. 29
  • Civil township: Black River
  • School district: Poplar Bluff R-1
  • USGS Quad: Poplar Bluff
  • Map: MoDOT
• Winchester (Historical)
  • Located about three miles southeast of Poplar Bluff, probably on or near MO 53
  • Logging camp on the Ruth and Hargrove Tram
  • Charles Hargrove named this place after his Winchester rifle

History

Name origin

Named after Gen. William O. Butler of Kentucky. He fought in the War of 1812 and the Mexican War, and then unsuccessfully ran for Vice President on the ticket with Lewis Cass in 1848.

Demographics