Sparta is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.[1]
History
editSparta was originally called Benton, and under the latter name was platted in 1840.[2] A post office called Sparta was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1865.[3] The community was designated as the county seat until 1846,[4] though some maps erroneously denote it as such afterward.[5][6]
See also
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References
edit- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sparta
- ↑ "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ↑ Stevens, Walter B (1915). Missouri, The Center State. The S.J> Clarke Publishing Company. p. 771.
- ↑ Gamble, William H. "County map of the states of Iowa and Missouri, 1860". Iowa Digital Library. S. Augustus Mitchell 1860. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Clark's New Sectional Map of Missouri, 1860". David Rumsey Map Collection. J.C. Clark & Co. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
External links
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