Wood Hill, Missouri
Wood Hill is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route 64, approximately 1.5 miles east of Pumpkin Center and Missouri Route 73. Buffalo is seven miles south-southwest. The headwaters of the Little Niangua River arise just east of the location.[2]
History
A post office called Woodhill was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community was named for the nearby landscape.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wood Hill, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- "Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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