Montevallo, Missouri

Montevallo is an unincorporated community in Vernon County, Missouri, United States.[1]

History

Montevallo was platted in the 1850s.[2] The community was severely damaged during the Civil War.[3] The original town site, located approximately one and one-half miles northwest of the present town, is now known as "Old Montevallo".[4] The entire town was moved to its present location sometime after the Civil War.[5] A post office was established at Montevallo in 1858, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1968.[6] Montevallo is derived from Italian words for the hill in the valley.[7]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montevallo, Missouri
  2. "The Nevada Daily Mail". May 11, 1960. p. 8. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. "Area towns approaching 100". The Nevada Daily Mail. Aug 14, 1970. p. 10. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Montevallo (historical)
  5. "Vernon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  6. "Vernon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  7. Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 368.


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