Willhoit is an unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located approximately eight miles north of Gainesville, just east of Route 5 on a county road. The community lies in a valley at the junction of Ludecker and Barren Fork Creeks.[1]
History
In 1908, a post office was established in the community and named Wilhoit after J. W. Wilhoit. In 1895, the post office had been named Arp after a storekeeper. A later postmaster changed the spelling to Willhoit.[3] The post office closed in 1974.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Wilhoit, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willhoit, Missouri
- ^ Ozark County Place Names, 1928-1945, State Historical Society of Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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