Lewis Mill is an unincorporated community in Chariton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community was named after the proprietor of a local grain elevator.[2] The Keokuk and Kansas City Railway served the area in the late 19th century. It was a railroad station stop on service provided by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.[3][4][5] In 1884 it had a population of over 600 people.[6] Lewis Mill Access is state-operated conservation area near the Little Chariton River.[7]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lewis Mill, Missouri
  2. "Chariton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Railway Age". Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company. August 29, 1886 via Google Books.
  4. "The Monitor Guide to Post Offices and Railroad Stations in the United States and Canada: With Shipping Directions by Express and Freight Lines". Bullinger's Guides, Incorporated. August 29, 1876 via Google Books.
  5. "Shippers' Guide for Fifty Thousand Express Offices and Railway Stations". Adams Express Company. August 29, 1890 via Google Books.
  6. Travelers Railway Guide: Eastern section, Knickerbocker Guide Company, 1884
  7. "Lewis Mill Access" (PDF). Conservation Commission of the State of Missouri © 11/07State of Missouri. 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

39°15′27″N 92°51′11″W / 39.25750°N 92.85306°W / 39.25750; -92.85306


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