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Peggy Smith-Hake's
"Window to the Past"
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Miller County Towns & Settlements, 1869
(Printed in THE MILLER COUNTY AUTOGRAM-SENTINEL in the column, 'WINDOW TO THE PAST', Jan. 3, 2013)
​​​​​​The following towns/settlements were recorded on an old map of Miller County, dated 1869---
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> Pleasant Mount
> Pleasant Farm
> Brumley
> ______ Mound
Note: I couldn't read the first name, but believe it was Locust Mound.
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> Rocky Mount
> Ulman's Ridge
> Iberia
> Tuscumbia
> White House
> Oakhurst
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Just a few creeks were listed:
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Saline Creek, Tavern Creek & the Osage River
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In neighboring Cole County (south part) was found St. Thomas, Cross, Edwards…
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In eastern Morgan County was Versailles and Store House…
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In eastern Camden County I saw Mining Port, Linn Creek, and Toronto…
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In northern Pulaski County was Humboldt (about a mile north of present-day Crocker)