Hematite, Missouri

map of Hematite in Missouri

Hematite is an unincorporated community in eastern Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.^[1] It is located about seven miles northeast of De Soto.

Hematite was platted in 1861.^[2] The community was named for nearby deposits of hematite.^[3] A post office called Hematite has been in operation since 1858.^[4]

Notes

↑ "Hematite, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 180.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Hillsboro

Cities	Arnold Byrnes Mill Crystal City De Soto Festus Herculaneum Hillsboro Kimmswick Olympian Village Pevely

Villages	Cedar Hill Lakes Lake Tekakwitha Parkdale Peaceful Village Scotsdale

Townships	Arnold Big River Central High Ridge Imperial Joachim Meramec Plattin River View Rock Valle Windsor

CDPs	Barnhart Cedar Hill High Ridge Horine Imperial LaBarque Creek Murphy

Unincorporated communities	Antonia Bailey Belews Creek Bushburg Danby Dittmer Donnell Fletcher Flucom Frumet Goldman Grubville Hematite House Springs Jarvis Knorpp Liguori Local Ludwig Mapaville Melzo Morse Mill Papin Riverside Seckman Selma Sulphur Springs Valles Mines Victoria Vineland Ware

Coordinates: 38°12′07″N 90°28′51″W / 38.20194°N 90.48083°W / 38.20194; -90.48083

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