Boonesboro is a community in Howard County,

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, United States. It is located on Route 87 midway between Boonville and

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in the historical Boone's Lick country.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' 1998, Delorme p.30 The community was laid out in 1840 on the

Boone's Lick Road The Boone's Lick Road or Boonslick Trail was an early 1800s transportation route from eastern to central Missouri in the United States. Running east-west on the North side and roughly parallel to the Missouri River the trail began in the river port ...

and is named for frontiersman

Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyond the we ...

Boone's Lick State Historic Site Boone's Lick State Historic Site is located in Missouri, United States, four miles east of Arrow Rock. The park was established in 1960 around one of the saltwater springs that was used in the early 19th century. It was named after Nathan and Da ...

is approximately two miles to the west on

Missouri Route 187 Route 187 is a short segment of highway running less than five miles (8 km) in Howard County, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at Route 87 south of Glasgow; its western terminus is at Boone's Lick State Historic Site. No towns are on the ...

. The approximate population of the town is 150 citizens.

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Unincorporated communities in Missouri Unincorporated communities in Howard County, Missouri Columbia metropolitan area (Missouri) {{HowardCountyMO-geo-stub