Campbellton is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in northern Franklin County, in the

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. The community lies on

Missouri Route 185 Route 185 is a highway in eastern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Route 100 west of Washington; its southern terminus is at Route 8 in Potosi. A spur of Highway 185 goes into Meramec State Park and Meramec Conservation Area. Route de ...

between

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

to the southwest and

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

to the northeast. Campbellton School is approximately 1.5 miles northeast on Route 185.

Boeuf Creek Boeuf Creek is a stream in Franklin and Gasconade counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Boeuf Creek is a tributary to the Missouri River. Alternate names include ''Buffalo Creek, Beef Creek, Boeuse Creek, Riviere au Boeuf'' and variations. T ...

drains the area to the north and the small stream, Slaughter Branch, flows past the village to the south.

History

A post office called Campbellton was established in 1854, and remained in operation until 1907. The community was named in honor of

James Campbell James Campbell may refer to: Academics * James Archibald Campbell (1862–1934), founder of Campbell University in North Carolina * James Marshall Campbell (1895–1977), dean of the college of arts and sciences at the Catholic University of Americ ...

(1812–1893), US postmaster general.

References

Unincorporated communities in Franklin County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{FranklinCountyMO-geo-stub