Hematite, Missouri

map of Hematite in Missouri

Hematite is an unincorporated community in eastern Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located about seven miles northeast of De Soto.

Hematite was platted in 1861.[2] The community was named for nearby deposits of hematite.[3] A post office called Hematite has been in operation since 1858.[4]

Notes

  1. "Hematite, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 180.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

Coordinates: 38°12′07″N 90°28′51″W / 38.20194°N 90.48083°W / 38.20194; -90.48083


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