Willhoit, Missouri

Willhoit, Missouri
Community
Location of Willhoit, Missouri
Location of Willhoit, Missouri
Willhoit, Missouri
Location of Willhoit, Missouri
Location of Willhoit, Missouri
Location of Willhoit, Missouri
Willhoit, Missouri
Willhoit, Missouri (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°41′1″N 92°30′20″W / 36.68361°N 92.50556°W / 36.68361; -92.50556[1]
CountryU. S. A.
StateMissouri
CountyOzark County
Elevation
[1]
270 m (890 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Willhoit is an unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located approximately eight miles north of Gainesville, just east of Route 5 on a county road. The community lies in a valley at the junction of Ludecker and Barren Fork Creeks.[1]

History

In 1908, a post office was established in the community and named Wilhoit after J. W. Wilhoit. In 1895, the post office had been named Arp after a storekeeper. A later postmaster changed the spelling to Willhoit.[3] The post office closed in 1974.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Wilhoit, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willhoit, Missouri
  3. ^ Ozark County Place Names, 1928-1945, State Historical Society of Missouri
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.


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