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High Point, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States

High Point is an unincorporated community in southern Moniteau County, Missouri, United States.^[1] It is located ten miles south of California, approximately one mile west of Route 87 on Missouri Route C.^[2]

History

The first settlement at High Point was made in the 1830s.^[3] A post office called High Point was established in 1852, and remained in operation until 1973.^[4] The community was so named on account of its lofty elevation.^[5]

The High Point Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[6]

Notable people

Louis F. Hart, seventh Lieutenant Governor, and ninth Governor, of the state of Washington.^[7]
Jack Tising, professional baseball player.^[8]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: High Point, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 37, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Moniteau County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 333.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Washington Governor Louis Folwell Hart". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
^ "Jack Tising". BaseballReference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2013.