Fristoe, Missouri

Fristoe, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Fristoe, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°07′00″N 93°16′33″W / 38.11667°N 93.27583°W / 38.11667; -93.27583Coordinates: 38°07′00″N 93°16′33″W / 38.11667°N 93.27583°W / 38.11667; -93.27583
Country United States
State Missouri
County Benton
Elevation 971 ft (296 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 660
GNIS feature ID 718254[1]

Fristoe is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Missouri, United States. Fristoe is located at the junction of U.S. Route 65 and Supplemental Route CC 10.45 miles (16.82 km) southeast of Warsaw.[2]

History

A post office called Fristoe was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1978.[3] The community was named for Judge Markham Fristoe, an early member of the county court.[4]

The Rodgers Shelter Archeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[5]

References

  1. "Fristoe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Benton County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 210.
  5. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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