Howes Mill, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Howes Mill is an unincorporated community in eastern Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

CountryUnited States
Elevation1,378 ft (420 m)
GNIS feature ID758436[1]
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Howes Mill
Howes Mill is located in Missouri
Howes Mill
Howes Mill
Coordinates: 37°37′04″N 91°17′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyDent County
Elevation1,378 ft (420 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID758436[1]
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The community is approximately 12.5 miles east of Salem on Missouri Route 32. The Howes Mill spring is two miles to the northeast on the West Fork of Huzzah Creek.[2][3]

History

A post office called Howes Mill was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1957.[4] The community was named after Tom Howe, the proprietor of a local mill.[5]

Notable person

  • Carmen Berra (1925–2014), the wife of Yogi Berra, who was a dance instructor at an Arthur Murray Dance Studio and who worked as riveter for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis during World War II was born and raised in Howe's Mill, Missouri.[6]

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