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Haseltine, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°12′34″N 93°23′10″W / 37.20944°N 93.38611°W / 37.20944; -93.38611
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Haseltine is an unincorporated community in Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community location was west of Springfield on U.S. Route 266, adjacent to Interstate 44.[2]

History

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Variant names were "Dorchester" and "Hazeltine Station".[1] A post office called Dorchester was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1904.[3] The community has the name of the local Hazeltine family.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Haseltine
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

37°12′34″N 93°23′10″W / 37.20944°N 93.38611°W / 37.20944; -93.38611