Connelsville, Missouri

Connelsville is an unincorporated community in Nineveh Township, Adair County, Missouri, in the United States.^[1]

History

Connelsville was laid out in 1902 next to the older town of Nineveh, soon after the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] The community's name is a transfer from Connellsville, Pennsylvania.^[3] A post office was established at Connelsville in 1902, and remained in operation until 1937.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Connelsville, Missouri
↑ Violette, E. M. (1911). History of Adair County. The Denslow History Company. p. 418.
↑ "Adair County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Adair County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Kirksville

Cities	Brashear Greentop‡ Kirksville Novinger

Villages	Gibbs Millard

Townships	Benton Clay Liberty Morrow Nineveh Pettis Polk Salt River Walnut Wilson

Unincorporated communities	Adair Bullion Clay Connelsville Danforth Fegley Nind Nineveh Paultown Ringo Point Shibleys Point Stahl Sublette Troy Mills Willmathsville Yarrow Youngstown

Ghost towns	Jasmine Lindersville Loeffler Rye Zig

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°16′39″N 92°42′01″W / 40.27750°N 92.70028°W / 40.27750; -92.70028

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