Blackwell, Missouri
Blackwell is an unincorporated community in a small part of Washington County and the extreme northern section of St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately seven miles south of De Soto.
Blackwell is also home to a white supremacist group, "Council of Conservative Citizens."
A variant name was "Blackwell Station".[1] A post office called Blackwells Station was established in 1858, and the name was changed to Blackwell in 1885.[2] The community has the name of Lavinia Blackwell and Margaret Blackwell, first settlers.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blackwell, Missouri
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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