Sparta, Buchanan County, Missouri
Sparta is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
Sparta was originally called Benton, and under the latter name was platted in 1840.[2] A post office called Sparta was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1865.[3] The community was designated as the county seat until 1846,[4] though some maps erroneously denote it as such afterward.[5][6]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sparta, Buchanan County, Missouri
- ^ "Buchanan County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^ Stevens, Walter B (1915). Missouri, The Center State. The S.J> Clarke Publishing Company. p. 771.
- ^ Gamble, William H. "County map of the states of Iowa and Missouri, 1860". Iowa Digital Library. S. Augustus Mitchell 1860. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ "Clark's New Sectional Map of Missouri, 1860". David Rumsey Map Collection. J.C. Clark & Co. Retrieved May 15, 2025.