Place Name: Centertown
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Sometime before 1860 William S. Freshour established a post office here and called it Lookout. Possibly the battle of Lookout Mountain influenced him in selecting a name for his post office. Another possible source for the name was a railroad sign nearby, which read "Look out for the cars." The exact origin of the name was not found. In 1867 a town was laid off on this site and called Centertown because it was practically the geographic center of the state. (J.C. Conrath; Eaton, p. 274; Cited in County History, p. 300)
Source:Pace, Nadine. "Place Names In The Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928. |
