Providence, Boone County, Missouri

Providence is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

A post office called Providence was established in 1844, and remained in operation until 1918.^[2] The first settlers named the community for the divine providence which they believed guided them to it.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Providence, Boone County, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
↑ "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Columbia

Cities	Ashland Centralia‡ Columbia Hallsville Rocheport Sturgeon

Villages	Harrisburg Hartsburg Huntsdale McBaine Pierpont

Townships	Bourbon Cedar Centralia Columbia Katy Missouri Perche Rock Bridge Rocky Fork Three Creeks

Unincorporated communities	Bourbon Claysville Deer Park Easley Englewood Harg Hinton Midway Oldham Prathersville Providence Riggs Rileysburg Rucker Shaw Two Mile Prairie Wilton Woodlandville

Ghost towns	Boonesborough

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°50′15″N 92°24′20″W / 38.83750°N 92.40556°W / 38.83750; -92.40556

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