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White Rock, Missouri
White Rock is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in southeast Carroll County, Missouri, Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route O and is on a prominence above the Missouri River floodplain. Wakenda Creek flows past along the edge of the floodplain south of the community. De Witt, Missouri, De Witt is five miles to the northeast and Wakenda, Missouri, Wakenda is five miles to the southwest. Miami, Missouri, Miami is across the river to the southeast. Miami Station, Missouri, Miami Station on the Wabash Railroad is 1.5 miles to the northeast. The community was named for deposits of white rock quarry, quarried along the bluff face below the town site. References Unincorporated communities in Carroll County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{CarrollCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military). There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada, but many countries do not use the concept of an unincorporated area. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carroll County, Missouri
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 8,495. Its county seat is Carrollton. The county was organized on January 2, 1833, from part of Ray County and named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.0%) is water. Adjacent counties * Livingston County (north) * Chariton County (east) * Saline County (southeast) * Lafayette County (southwest) * Ray County (west) * Caldwell County (northwest) Major highways * U.S. Route 24 * U.S. Route 65 * Route 10 * Route 41 * Route 139 Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 10,285 people, 4,169 households, and 2,880 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 4,897 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.95% white, 1.72% Blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') 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 borders 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. At 1.5 billion years old, the St. Francois Mountains are among the oldest in the world. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center and into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border. With over 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 Cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri Route O
A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to maintain in addition to the regular routes, though lettered routes had been in use from at least 1932. The four types of roads designated as Routes are: * Farm to market roads * Roads to state parks * Former alignments of U.S. or state highways * Short routes connecting state highways from other states to routes in Missouri Supplemental routes make up (59%) of the state highway system. History Prior to 1907, all road improvement activities in Missouri were undertaken by the individual counties, with little expertise or coordination between them. Amid growing automobile presence and insufficient road networks in Missouri in the ensuing years, the state legislature created a state highway department and the state highway commission as well as enacted vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missouri River
The Missouri River is a river in the Central United States, Central and Mountain states, Mountain West regions of the United States. The nation's longest, it rises in the eastern Centennial Mountains of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Montana, then flows east and south for before entering the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri. The river drains Semi-arid climate, semi-arid Drainage basin, watershed of more than 500,000 square miles (1,300,000 km2), which includes parts of ten U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. Although a tributary of the Mississippi, the Missouri River is slightly longer and carries a comparable volume of water, though a fellow tributary (Ohio River) carries more water. When combined with the lower Mississippi River, it forms the List of rivers by length, world's fourth-longest river system. For over 12,000 years, people have depended on the Missouri River and its Tributary, tributaries as a source of sustena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakenda Creek
Wakenda Creek is a stream in Carroll, Ray and Saline counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Missouri River. The stream headwaters arise in northeast Ray County approximately three miles west of the community of Regal at . The stream flows east then turns southeast passing Missouri Route A south of Regal and Missouri Route K two miles west of Stet. It continues southeast passing under Missouri Route J and into Carroll County two miles south of Stet. The stream continues to the southeast for another 2.5 miles then turns to the east and passes under Missouri Route D 2.5 miles north of Norborne. The stream meanders to the east passing under US Route 65 in south Carrollton. The stream continues to the east passing under Missouri Route B just north of Wakenda and enters the Missouri River floodplain passing south of White Rock. It flows in an old meander of the Missouri to enter the Missouri River just to the north of Miami Miami is a East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Witt, Missouri
De Witt is a city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. The population was 83 at the 2020 census. History A post office called De Witt has been in operation since 1842. The community was named for DeWitt Clinton, governor of New York. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census, of 2010, there were 124 people, 49 households and 33 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 56 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 90.3% White, 5.6% African American, and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 49 households, of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.7% were non-families. 22.4% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakenda, Missouri
Wakenda is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History Wakenda was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Survey System, Public Lands Surveys to ...ted in 1869, and took its name from Wakenda Township. A post office called Wakenda was established in 1876, and remained in operation until 1995. Notable person James Fergason, an inventor, was born in Wakenda. References Unincorporated communities in Carroll County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{CarrollCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami, Missouri
Miami ( ) is a city in Saline County, Missouri, United States. The population was 175 at the 2010 census. History Miami was originally called Greenville, under which name it was platted in 1838. A post office called Miami has been in operation since 1838. The present name is after the Miami Indians. The Fisher-Gabbert Archeological Site, Guthrey Archeological Site, and Old Fort are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Miami is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 175 people, 60 households, and 46 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 73 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.7% White, 0.6% African American, 0.6% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Station, Missouri
Miami Station is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. Miami Station is located along Missouri Supplemental Route V, northwest of Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat .... History Miami Station was laid out in 1870 as a station on the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway; it served as the main freight station for Miami. A post office called Miami Station was established in 1869, and remained in operation until 1951. U.S. Senator William A. Blakley was born in Miami Station. References Unincorporated communities in Carroll County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{CarrollCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wabash Railroad
The Wabash Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including track in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Missouri and the province of Ontario. Its primary connections included Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City, Missouri; Detroit, Michigan; Buffalo, New York; St. Louis, Missouri; and Toledo, Ohio. The Wabash's major freight traffic advantage was the direct line from Kansas City to Detroit, without going through St. Louis or Chicago. Despite being merged into the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) in 1964, the Wabash company continued to exist on paper until the N&W merged into the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) in 1982. At the end of 1960 Wabash operated 2,423 miles of road on 4,311 miles of track, not including Ann Arbor Railroad (1895–1976), the Ann Arbor Railroad and the New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois Railroad; that year it reported 6,407 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and 164& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mining, open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock (geology), rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to manage their safety risks and reduce their environmental impact. The word ''quarry'' can also include the underground quarrying for stone, such as Bath stone. History For thousands of years, only hand tools had been used in quarries. In the eighteenth century, the use of drilling and blasting operations was mastered. Types of rock Types of rock extracted from quarries include: *Chalk *China clay *Scoria, Cinder *Clay *Coal *Construction aggregate (sand and gravel) *Coquina *Diabase *Gabbro *Granite *Gritstone *Gypsum *Limestone *Marble *Ores *Phosphate rock *Quartz *Sandstone *Slate *Travertine Methods of quarrying The method of removal of stones from their natural bed by using different operations is called quarryin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
