Connelsville, Missouri

Connelsville is an unincorporated community in Nineveh Township, Adair County, Missouri, United States.[3] The community is on Missouri Route 149 about three miles north of Novinger and eight miles northwest of Kirksville. Shuteye Creek flows past the north side of the town and its confluence with the Chariton River is about one mile to the east.[4]

Connelsville, Missouri
Coordinates: 40°16′39″N 92°42′01″W / 40.27750°N 92.70028°W / 40.27750; -92.70028
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyAdair
Area
 • Total0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2)
 • Land0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation804 ft (245 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total53
 • Density160.12/sq mi (61.76/km2)
FIPS code29-16138
GNIS feature ID2804677[2]

History edit

Connelsville was laid out in 1902 next to the older town of Nineveh, soon after the railroad was extended to that point.[5] The community's name is a transfer from Connellsville, Pennsylvania.[6] A post office was established at Connelsville in 1902, and remained in operation until 1937.[7]

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202053
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Connelsville, Missouri
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Connelsville, Missouri
  4. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 23, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  5. ^ Violette, E. M. (1911). History of Adair County. The Denslow History Company. pp. 418.
  6. ^ "Adair County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.