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Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Washington Center is an unincorporated community in west central Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes M and D approximately 5.5 miles north of Martinsville. Big Muddy Creek flows past one mile to the west of the community.

History

A post office called Washington Centre was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1904. The community lies near the center of Washington Township, hence the name.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Washington Center, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 14, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Bethany
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

40°25′37″N 94°09′25″W / 40.42694°N 94.15694°W / 40.42694; -94.15694


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