Winthrop, Missouri

History

An variant name was "East Atchison".[1] A post office called Winthrop was established in 1861, the name was changed to East Atchison in 1878, and the post office closed in 1923.[2] The present name is after John Winthrop (1587–1649), second governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and an English Puritan leader.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winthrop, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.


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