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Odin, Missouri
Odin is an unincorporated community in Wright County, Missouri, Wright County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on Missouri Route 38, approximately five miles west of Hartville, Missouri, Hartville. It is located at the confluence of Bowman Creek (Woods Fork Gasconade River), Bowman Creek and the Woods Fork Gasconade River, Woods Fork of the Gasconade River. History A post office called Odin was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1915. The community's name most likely is a transfer from Odin, Illinois. References Unincorporated communities in Wright County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{WrightCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only one level of local government immediately beneath state and territorial governments. A local government area (LGA) often contains several towns and even entire metropolitan areas. Thus, aside from very sparsely populated areas and a few other special cases, almost all of Australia is part of an LGA. Uninco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright County, Missouri
Wright County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,815. Its county seat is Hartville. The county was officially organized on January 29, 1841, and is named after Silas Wright ( D-New York), a former Congressman, U.S. Senator and Governor of New York. As of the 2020 United States Census, the U.S. Census Bureau recognized the mean center of the United States population to be within the County, near the community of Hartville. History Wright County is bordered by Laclede County on the north, Texas County on the east, Douglas County on the south, and Webster County on the west. It is in the part of the state considered Southwest Missouri. Formed from part of Pulaski County, Missouri, Pulaski County on January 29, 1841, Wright County was named in honor of Silas Wright, a prominent New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border. With more than six million residents, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Springfield, Missouri, Springfield and Columbia, Missouri, Columbia; the Capital city, capital is Jefferson City, Missouri, Jefferson City. Humans have inhabited w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri Route 38
Route 38 is a highway in southern Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at Route 17 ten miles (16 km) west of Houston; its western terminus is at U.S. Route 65 about ten miles (16 km) south of Buffalo. Major intersections References 038 38 may refer to: *38 (number), the natural number following 37 and preceding 39 *one of the years 38 BC, AD 38, 1938, 2038 *.38, a caliber of firearms and cartridges **.38 Special, a revolver cartridge *'' Thirty-Eight: The Hurricane That Transfo ... Transportation in Dallas County, Missouri Transportation in Webster County, Missouri Transportation in Wright County, Missouri Transportation in Texas County, Missouri {{Missouri-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartville, Missouri
Hartville is a city in Wright County, Missouri, United States. The population was 594 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Wright County. History A post office called Hartville has been in operation since 1842. The community was settled in the early 19th century and bears the name of Isaac Hart, a pioneer citizen. Much of the town was destroyed during the Battle of Hartville in 1863. Lt. Col. John Wimer of the Confederacy, who had served two nonconsecutive terms as mayor of St. Louis, was killed in the battle and was buried at Hartville. The Grovespring Tornado in 1959 destroyed most of Hartville's business district, including the post office. There were no major injuries since a warning alarm had given the citizens time to take cover. Kelton House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Geography Hartville is located on Missouri routes 5 and 38, along the Wood's Fork of the Gasconade River which flows into the Gasconade just east of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowman Creek (Woods Fork Gasconade River)
Bowman Creek (also known as Bowmans Creek or Bowman's Creek) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Ross Township and Lake Township in Luzerne County and Noxen Township, Monroe Township, and Eaton Township in Wyoming County. The watershed of the creek has an area of . The creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody and its pH is close to neutral, although it has experienced some problems with acid rain. It has low concentrations of dissolved solids like calcium. The creek is relatively small in its upper reaches, but by Noxen, its width is . It is also relatively shallow in many reaches. Rock formations in the watershed include the Catskill Formation, the Huntley Mountain Formation, Burgoon Sandstone, the Mauch Chunk Formation, the Pottsville Group, and the Pocono Formation. Soil associations in the creek's watershed include the Wellsboro-Morris-Oquaga assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woods Fork Gasconade River
The Gasconade River is about longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 31, 2011 and is located in central and south-central Missouri. The Gasconade River begins in the Ozarks southeast of Hartville in Wright County and flows generally north-northeastwardly through Wright, Laclede, Pulaski, Phelps, Maries, Osage and Gasconade counties, through portions of the Mark Twain National Forest. It flows into the Missouri River near the town of Gasconade in Gasconade County. At Rich Fountain, the river has a mean annual discharge of 3,097 cubic feet per second. Name The name Gasconade is derived from "Gascon", an inhabitant of the French region of Gascony. The people of that province were noted for their boastfulness. It was applied by the early French to the Indians living on its banks who bragged about their exploits. The name means to boast or brag, and thus the river received its name. The waters of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odin, Illinois
Odin is a village in Marion County, Illinois, Marion County, Illinois, United States. The population was 935 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 1,076 in 2010 United States census, 2010. History Odin originally was settled chiefly by Scandinavians. The village was named after Odin, a god in Germanic mythology. The Territory of Illinois was separated from that of Indiana Territory, Indiana in 1809. The newly appointed governor for this territory was Ninian Edwards, and the seat of government established at Kaskaskia, Illinois, Kaskaskia. By an act of Congress in April 1818, Illinois was admitted to the Union as the twenty-second state, with Shadrach Bond the first governor. Marion County was organized on January 24, 1823, and named for General Francis Marion, a hero of the Revolutionary War. Odin Township originally had the villages of Odin and Sandoval, Illinois, Sandoval within its boundaries. However, in 1896 it was divided into Odin and Sandoval townships. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Communities In Wright County, Missouri
Unincorporated may refer to: * Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality * Unincorporated entity, a type of organization * Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress has determined that only select parts of the U.S. Constitution apply * Unincorporated association Unincorporated associations are one vehicle for people to cooperate towards a common goal. The range of possible unincorporated associations is nearly limitless, but typical examples are: :* An amateur football team who agree to hire a pitch onc ..., also known as voluntary association, groups organized to accomplish a purpose * ''Unincorporated'' (album), a 2001 album by Earl Harvin Trio {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
