Wood Hill is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route 64, approximately 1.5 miles east of Pumpkin Center and Missouri Route 73. Buffalo is seven miles south-southwest. The headwaters of the Little Niangua River arise just east of the location.[2]
History
A post office called Woodhill was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community was named for the nearby landscape.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wood Hill, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
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37°44′38″N 93°02′20″W / 37.74389°N 93.03889°W
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