Compton, Missouri

Compton is a historic community in western Webster County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The post office was located at different locations in the area. One site was located along the bank of the James River along Missouri Route B,[1] but a second location is approximately three-quarters of a mile to the southeast above Compton Branch (a tributary of the James).[2][3] This second location is within or adjacent to the Compton Hollow Conservation Area and about three miles south of Northview.[4] The Compton Limestone geologic formation was named for the community, because the type sections defining the unit were located in the vicinity.[2]

Not to be confused with Little Compton, Missouri.

A post office called Compton was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1906.[5] The community has the name of John Compton, the original owner of the town site.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Compton (historical)
  2. Geologic Unit: Compton, type locality Geolex, USGS
  3. Oak Grove Heights, Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1970
  4. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  6. "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.


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