Crowder, Missouri

Crowder is a place in Scott County, Missouri, United States.[1] The town site is located on State Highway Z between Tanner and Vanduser.

Crowder got its start in the 1890s when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community was named after James H. Crowder, a railroad official.[2] Crowder was incorporated as a town in 1902.[3] A post office called Crowder was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1957.[4] Crowder contained a schoolhouse from roughly 1901 until 1950.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crowder, Missouri
  2. "Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  3. History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. 1912. p. 388.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  5. Scott County Missouri Historical Society (2009). One-Room Schools of Scott County, Missouri. Cape Girardeau, Missouri: PDQ Printing Company.


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