Milltown is an unincorporated community in western Butler County, Missouri, United States.[1][2] Milltown is located on Hurricane Creek, approximately two miles west of its confluence with Tenmile Creek, as well as Beaverdam Creek, which is two miles northwest.[2] It lies within the Mark Twain National Forest, about ten miles west of Poplar Bluff.[3]
Milltown, Missouri | |
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Coordinates: 36°46′39″N 90°36′18″W / 36.77750°N 90.60500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Butler |
Elevation | 440 ft (130 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 573 |
GNIS feature ID | 751105[1] |
The village was alternately known as Kerens.[1] An early post office existed at the location with the name of Kerens. The post office was named for R.C. Kerens who was a St. Louis postmaster.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Milltown on GNIS
- ^ a b Stringtown, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 66-67, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri