Lawrenceton, Missouri

Lawrenceton, Missouri
unincorporated community
Location of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri

Lawrenceton is an unincorporated community located in the southern part of Jackson Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The town lies 14 miles to the west of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.^[1]

Name

Lawrenceton was named after Henry Lawrence, a businessman who had contributed in the development of the settlement. Henry Lawrence had a flour mill, a farm, and a store, from which mail was delivered. The original name of the settlement was Punjaub, similar in name to the district in India, although there is no explanation for its origin. Some people have tried to explain the name as a corruption ofpond job because of a dam built at that location for a water-powered mill.^[2]

References

↑ Roadsidethoughts.com: Lawrenceton http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/lawrenceton-xx-sainte-genevieve-tidbits.htm
↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste. Genevieve County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html

Municipalities and communities of Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Ste. Genevieve

Cities	Bloomsdale Ste. Genevieve St. Mary

Townships	Beauvais Jackson Ste. Genevieve Saline Union

CDPs	Grayhawk Ozora Weingarten

Other communities	Avon Brickeys Clearwater Clement Coffman Copper Mine Kinsey Lake Forest Lawrenceton Millers Minnith Mosher Needmore New Offenburg River aux Vases Rocky Ridge Sprott Thomure Valley View Womack Zell

Ghost towns	La Saline New Bourbon

Coordinates: 37°57′54″N 90°18′18″W / 37.96500°N 90.30500°W / 37.96500; -90.30500

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