Chesapeake,_Missouri

Chesapeake, Missouri

Chesapeake, Missouri

Census-Designated Place in Missouri, United States

Chesapeake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located on Route 174, approximately five miles east of Mount Vernon.

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Chesapeake currently houses a fish hatchery, operated by the Missouri Department of Conservation.

A post office called Chesapeake was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1914.[3] The community's name commemorates the Capture of USS Chesapeake.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. [2]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chesapeake, Missouri
  3. [3]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Lawrence County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. [5]
    "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

37°07′01″N 93°40′54″W


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