Willhoit, Missouri
| Willhoit, Missouri | |
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  Willhoit, Missouri Location of Willhoit, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 36°41′1″N 92°30′20″W / 36.68361°N 92.50556°WCoordinates: 36°41′1″N 92°30′20″W / 36.68361°N 92.50556°W[1] | |
| Country | U. S. A. |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Ozark County |
| Elevation[1] | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Willhoit is an unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri.[2] It is located about eight miles north of Gainesville just east of Route 5 on a county road. It lies in a valley at the junction of Ludecker Creek and Barren Fork Creek.[1]
History
In 1908 a post office was established in the community and named Wilhoit after J. W. Wilhoit. Earlier, in 1895, the post office had been named Arp after a storekeeper. A later postmaster changed the spelling to Willhoit.[3] The post office closed in 1974.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Wilhoit, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willhoit, Missouri
- ↑ Ozark County Place Names, 1928-1945, State Historical Society of Missouri
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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