Steinhagen, Missouri
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YoSam.
N 38° 52.008 W 091° 07.835
15S E 662185 N 4303656
Major stage couch route stop back in the day. Steinhagen translated means "The Rock Church".
Waymark Code: WMWB2V
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2017
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County of site: Warren County
Location of site: Rock Church Rd. & MO-47, 2 miles N. of Warrenton
Only the church and cemetery remain
"Steinhagen - In the extreme northern part of Elkhorn Township. The post office was established in 1891 and discontinued shortly after 1905. It was earlier known as Hollman's Store, named for its proprietor August Hollman; there is also another Hollman's Store in Camp Branch Township, owned by William Hollman. The post office known as Hollman's Store was discontinued in 1891, just when Steinhagen (also known as Steinhagen Store) was established. Some authorities say that Steinhagen was so named because it was a rocky region, or because it had a rock fence or foundation in it; but this seems merely an etymological conjecture. Mr. Garrett Hollman is probably correct in thinking it was named for a place in Germany. There is a small German town named Steinhagen, about forty kilometers from Osnabrueck in Westphalia, northwest Germany; a juniper berry cordial is made there, called "Steinhager."' ~ Postal Guide; Warren County Atlas, 1901, page 7; Warren County Map, Rand-McNally, 1908; Guide to N.W. Germany, Baedeker;Highway Mp, Warren County, 1940