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Canton is a city in Lewis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,774 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] Canton is the home of Culver-Stockton College , a small liberal arts college affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) .
Horton most likely had its start when the railroad was extended to that point. [3] The community was named in 1890, most likely after a railroad man. [4] A post office was established at Horton in 1891, and remained in operation until 1996. [5]
Horton Town is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [ 1 ] The community has the name of the Horton family, original owners of the site.
Horton is an Anglo-Saxon surname, deriving from the common English place-name Horton. It derives from Old English horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.
Horton was platted in 1883, and named after George Horton, a railroad official. [3] A variant name was "Cordz". [1] A post office called Cordz was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1914. The Cordz name came about due to Henry V. C. Cordz, and his wife Nellie (Haaverson) Cordz, who served as postmistress. [4]
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of March 13, 2009 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Canton, Missouri. Pages in category "People from Canton, Missouri" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Lock and Dam No. 20 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River, the lock side in Canton, Missouri and the dam crossing to Meyer, Illinois. The structure is located at river mile 343.1. It includes a 2,369 feet (722 m) long dam, 40 tainter gates , 3 roller gates , and a lock chamber that is 110 feet (34 m) wide by 600 feet (183 m ...