Houck, Missouri

Houck is an unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

A post office called Houck was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1906.^[2] The community most likely derives its name from Abraham and Peter Houk, owners of the site.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Houck, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
↑ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Jackson

Cities	Cape Girardeau‡ Delta Jackson Scott City‡

Villages	Allenville Dutchtown Gordonville Oak Ridge Old Appleton‡ Pocahontas Whitewater

Townships	Apple Creek Byrd Cape Girardeau Hubble Kinder Liberty Randol Shawnee Welch Whitewater

Unincorporated communities	Arbor Arnsberg Bainbridge Blomeyer Burfordville Daisy Dissen Egypt Mills Friedheim Fruitland Gravel Hill Hickory Ridge Houck Hilderbrand Hines Landing Kurreville Leemon Millersville Moccasin Springs Neely's Landing New Wells Oriole Randles Rum Branch Shawneetown Tilsit

Ghost towns	Lovejoy Stroderville

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

Coordinates: 37°18′03″N 89°44′55″W / 37.30083°N 89.74861°W / 37.30083; -89.74861

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.