Needmore, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri

Needmore is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township in northern [[Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri|Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. It is situated approximately 12 miles northwest of Ste. Genevieve. The community was founded in 1905 by workers at the lime plant at Brickey's. The workers had previously lived on company property, and settled Needmore to be more independent from the restrictions imposed on them by the lime plant company. Neighbors often said that the people in the new settlement were always needing more, hence the name.[4]

Needmore, Missouri
unincorporated community
Location of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°4′18″N 90°14′18″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountySainte Genevieve
TownshipJackson [1]
Elevation
784 [2] ft (239 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63670
Area code(s)573
FIPS code29-51380 [3]
GNIS feature ID723142

References
  1. "Hometownlocator.com". Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  2. "Mytopo.com". Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  3. "Roadsidethoughts.com". Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  4. "State Historical Society of Missouri – Ste. Genevieve Place Names, 1928-1945". Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.


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