Youngers is an

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in northwest

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, in the

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. The community is in the extreme northwest corner of Callaway County and just east of Cedar Creek. Auxvasse is about twelve miles to the east,

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is about 14 miles to the northeast in Audrain County and Columbia is about nine miles to the southwest in Boone County.

History

A post office called Youngers was established in 1862, and remained in operation until 1908. The community was named after Anderson Younger, the town merchant.

References

Unincorporated communities in Callaway County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri Jefferson City metropolitan area {{CallawayCountyMO-geo-stub