Gilmore,_Missouri Knowpia

Gilmore is an unincorporated community in St. Charles County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History edit

A post office called Gilmore was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1959.^[2] Gilmore was named for Thomas Gilmore, an early settler who was one of a company to march against the British at Rock Island and who was killed by Indians.^[3]

References edit

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilmore, Missouri
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 356.

38°48′37″N 90°48′22″W / 38.81028°N 90.80611°W / 38.81028; -90.80611

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gilmore, Missouri

[2] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

[3] Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 356.

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