Fristoe, Missouri

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]

Fristoe, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Fristoe
Fristoe
Coordinates: 38°07′00″N 93°16′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBenton
Elevation
971 ft (296 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)660
GNIS feature ID718254[1]

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 210.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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