Stahl is an

unincorporated community 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 th ...

in northwest

Adair County, Missouri Adair County is a County (United States), county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. The population census for 2020 United States census, 2020 was 25,314. As of July 1, 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau's population esti ...

, United States. The community is on Missouri Route O about six miles northwest of Novinger and 12 miles northwest of Kirksville. There are only three houses at Stahl, and an abandoned car dump along the highway. The Union Ridge Conservation Area lies to the west about two miles and

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flows past the community to its confluence with the Chariton River south of Novinger.

History

Stahl was laid out in 1882 by S. F. Stahl, and named for him. A post office was established at Stahl in 1882, and remained in operation until 1949.

References

Unincorporated communities in Adair County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{AdairCountyMO-geo-stub