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Starfield, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°38′43″N 94°31′04″W / 39.64528°N 94.51778°W / 39.64528; -94.51778
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Starfield is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Township in western Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route K and Castile Creek. The city of Gower is 4.5 miles to the southwest and Plattsburg is 6.5 miles to the southeast.[2] Northwest Starfield Road bears its namesake.

History

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The Starfield post office closed in 1914.[3] The origin of the name Starfield is uncertain.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Starfield, Missouri
  2. ^ Hemple Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1971 (1973 rev.)
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

39°38′43″N 94°31′04″W / 39.64528°N 94.51778°W / 39.64528; -94.51778