Winthrop, Missouri

Winthrop is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, in the U.S. state of 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

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winthrop, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
↑ "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Buchanan County, Missouri, United States

County seat: St. Joseph

Cities	De Kalb Dearborn‡ Easton Gower‡ St. Joseph

Villages	Agency Lewis and Clark Village Rushville

Townships	Agency Bloomington Center Crawford Jackson Lake Marion Platte Rush Tremont Washington Wayne

Unincorporated communities	Faucett Frazier Garrettsburg Halleck Halls Kenmoor Lake Station San Antonio Saxton Sparta Wallace Willow Brook Winthrop

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

Coordinates: 39°33′35″N 95°06′27″W / 39.55972°N 95.10750°W / 39.55972; -95.10750

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