High Point, Missouri

High Point is an unincorporated community in southern Moniteau County, Missouri, United States.^[1] It is located ten miles south of California, approximately one mile west of Route 87 on Missouri Route C.^[2]

History

The first settlement at High Point was made in the 1830s.^[3] A post office called High Point was established in 1852, and remained in operation until 1973.^[4] The community was so named on account of its lofty elevation.^[5]

The High Point Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[6]

Notable people

• Louis F. Hart, seventh Lieutenant Governor, and ninth Governor, of the state of Washington.^[7]
• Jack Tising, professional baseball player.^[8]

Education

The one and only school located in the High Point R-III School District is High Point School, which serves grades K-8, Home of the Blue Jays. The school is Accredited With Distinction by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

After 8th grade, students attend either California High School, Eldon High School, or Russellville High School.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: High Point, Missouri
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 37, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
3. "Moniteau County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
5. Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 333.
6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
7. "Washington Governor Louis Folwell Hart". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
8. "Jack Tising". BaseballReference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2013.

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