Papinville is an unincorporated community in southern Bates County, Missouri. [1]
The community is on the banks of the Marais des Cygnes River within the waters of the Harry S Truman Reservoir. Rich Hill is approximately seven miles to the west via Missouri Routes N and B. [2]
History
Papinville was platted in 1847. [3] The community was named for Melicourt Papin, a French trader. [4] A post office called Papinville was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1906. [5]
Variant names were Papinsville and Rapinsville. [1]
Professional baseball player Bill Rapps was born in Papinville in 1881. [6]
The Papinville Marais des Cygnes River Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [7]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Papinville, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p. 42 ISBN 0899332242
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"Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) - ^ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 30.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^ "William H Rapps". The Iola Register. Iola, Kansas. April 21, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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