Caplinger Mills, Missouri

Caplinger Mills is an unincorporated community in northern Cedar County, Missouri, United States.[1] Several homes are located in the community, along with an old mill. It is on the Sac River.

Caplinger Mills was settled in 1849.[2] The community was named for Samuel Caplinger, the proprietor of a local mill.[3]

The Caplinger Mills Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[4]

What remains of Caplinger Mills are several businesses a bridge and a cemetery, as well as a large group of houses.

Location

Located north of Stockton. From the Stockton square drive east on highway 32 for 1.2 miles until the highway 39 junction. Turn off on north highway 39 and drive for approximately 6.6 miles turn east on highway N for 1.4 miles. the junction with spur N is at this point. After turning on Spur N it will take you directly to where Caplinger Mills is located.[5]

Coordinates for this community are: 37.794525, -93.804716[6]

Notable person

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caplinger Mills, Missouri
  2. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 272.
  3. ↑ "Cedar County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Directions from Stockton, MO to Caplinger Mills, Stockton, MO - MapQuest". www.mapquest.com. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved July 16, 2026.

37°47′39″N 93°48′16″W / 37.79417°N 93.80444°W / 37.79417; -93.80444


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