Midland is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located along Missouri Route 8 near the Missouri Route TT intersection approximately two miles east of Steelville. The Midland School was about one-half mile to the northwest on a bluff above Whittenburg Creek.[2]
History
A post office called Midland was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1896.[3] The community took its name from the Midland Blast Furnace Company.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Midland, Missouri
- ↑ Steelville, MO, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1937 (1950 rev.)
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
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37°58′42″N 91°19′38″W / 37.97833°N 91.32722°W
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