Mineral City, Missouri

Mineral City is an unincorporated community in southern St. Francois County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community lies on Missouri Route W, southwest of Doe Run. Stono Mountain and the headwaters of Doe Run Creek lie to the west.[2]

Mineral City had its start as a lead-mining settlement, hence the name.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mineral City, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.


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