Location

Deventer is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in eastern Mississippi County

Mississippi County, Missouri

Mississippi County is a county located in the Bootheel of Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 13,427. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 13,504. The largest city and county seat is Charleston...

, Missouri

Missouri

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, United States

United States

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. It is located on Route 77 about ten miles southeast of Charleston

Charleston, Missouri

Charleston is a city in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,732 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mississippi County and it is a home to a local correctional facility.-History:...

.

Origin

The name of the town is speculated to be originated from the Dutch city Deventer

Deventer

Deventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen Deventer is a municipality and city in...

, Overijssel, The Netherlands. It is therefore very well possible that Dutch immigrants settled in the area and named a, nowadays unpopulated, settlement "Deventer".

Geological Information

External links

• Deventer, Overijssel, The Netherlands on Google Maps
• Deventer, Missouri, USA on Google Maps
• Deventer, Missouri, USA on HomeTownLocator.com Community Profile (For Topographic and DOC maps, use the mapping applet on this page.)