Towns, Cities and Churches
If you have any information on towns, schools, post offices, historical churches, founding fathers, location, history, etc., please
submit the information to Renessa Wiggins for inclusion on this site.
Other Interesting Bits of Jasper County History:
A brief history of Jasper County
A History of the Joplin News Herald
The Quilt
Gambling Houses
House of Lords
Article in the Joplin Globe
Towns & Cities
- Alba was founded in March 1882.
- Asbury was founded in 1896.
- Atlas was founded about 1912.
- Avilla was founded in 1856 and platted in July 1858.
- Belle Center
- Bellville (Zincite)
- Blende City (Lehigh) (Skeeterville)
- Blendeville (Cox Diggings) was founded in 1889.
- Burch City was founded in 1877.
- Careytown
- Carl Junction was founded in April 1877.
- Carterville was founded in September 1875.
- Carthage was founded in May 1842.
- Chitwood
- Cossville was founded in 1897.
- Cottonwood Springs
- Diamond City was founded in 1868.
- Duenweg was founded in 1895.
- Duquesne
- East Opolis was founded in April 1881.
- Fidelity was founded in 1856.
- Galesburg was founded in July 1869.
- Georgia City was founded in January 1868.
- Gulfton
- Jasper (Midway) was founded in 1868.
- Johnstown
- Joplin and Murphysburg was founded in July 1871.
- Klondike
- Knight's Station
- LaRussell was founded in 1903.
- Lehigh (Blende City) (Skeeterville) founded around 1880.
- Lone Elm
- Maple Groves
- Maxville
- Medoc was founded in 1848 and platted in May 1867.
- Neck City (Hell's Neck) was founded about 1890.
- Old Jasper was founded in 1840 and platted in 1842.
- Old Sherwood
- Oronogo (Minersville) was founded in 1848 and platted in Oct. 1856.
- Porto Rico
- Port Royal
- Preston was founded in 1859 and platted in Jan. 1860.
- Prosperity was founded about 1890.
- Purcell was founded in 1903.
- Reeds was founded in October 1872.
- Sarcoxie (Centerville) was founded about 1834 and platted Aug. 6, 1840.
- Scotland was founded in 1873.
- Skeeterville (Blende City)
- Smithfield was founded in May 1872.
- Thoms
- Tuckahoe
- Waco was founded before June 6, 1857.
- Webb City was founded in 1876.
- Zincite (Belville) was founded about 1880.