Dublin, Missouri
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Dublin, Missouri is a former community in Barton County, Missouri located on the Jasper County
line approximately one mile north of the current town of Jasper
.
Dublin and what is now Jasper were often referred to as Midway, but that moniker more properly referred to the Jasper County settlement. The main road through Dublin, later made part of the Jefferson Highway
, continues south to become Main Street in Jasper.
Jasper overtook Dublin in growth with the coming of the Missouri Pacific Railroad: though both were on the route, Jasper got the depot after the company could not come to an agreement with E.C. Morlan, the main shopkeeper and landowner in Dublin.
The Dublin community slowly withered away after 1900, and in the 1960s the townsite was bisected by a realignment of U.S. 71 which included construction of a larger, modern viaduct across the railroad and Coon Creek.
Today all that remains to mark the existence of the community is a single residence, a large MFA Oil
propane storage tank, a few dead-end driveways to former residences, and foundation remnants along Coon Creek marking the former location of the local grist mill.
A jog existed at the county line on the main road through the town for more than 100 years; this was straightened in 2001 to allow for the replacement of the low-water crossing of Coon Creek with an all-weather bridge. While the new bridge does, in fact, remain above water at flood stage, its approaches do not.
Jasper County, Missouri
Jasper County is a county located in the US state of Missouri. It is included in the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2010 total population of Jasper County was 117,404. It is the ninth most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Carthage, making it one of the few...
line approximately one mile north of the current town of Jasper
Jasper, Missouri
Jasper is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population within the city limits was 931 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Jasper is located at ....
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Dublin and what is now Jasper were often referred to as Midway, but that moniker more properly referred to the Jasper County settlement. The main road through Dublin, later made part of the Jefferson Highway
Jefferson Highway
The Jefferson Highway was an automobile highway stretching through the central United States from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Jefferson Highway was replaced with the new numbered US Highway system in the late 1920s...
, continues south to become Main Street in Jasper.
Jasper overtook Dublin in growth with the coming of the Missouri Pacific Railroad: though both were on the route, Jasper got the depot after the company could not come to an agreement with E.C. Morlan, the main shopkeeper and landowner in Dublin.
The Dublin community slowly withered away after 1900, and in the 1960s the townsite was bisected by a realignment of U.S. 71 which included construction of a larger, modern viaduct across the railroad and Coon Creek.
Today all that remains to mark the existence of the community is a single residence, a large MFA Oil
MFA Oil
MFA Oil is an energy cooperative started in 1929 by the Missouri Farmers Association. It produces fuel and lubrication products and manages bulk petroleum and propane plants in the Central US. The company operates 76 Break Time convenience stores in Missouri and Arkansas. The company also...
propane storage tank, a few dead-end driveways to former residences, and foundation remnants along Coon Creek marking the former location of the local grist mill.
A jog existed at the county line on the main road through the town for more than 100 years; this was straightened in 2001 to allow for the replacement of the low-water crossing of Coon Creek with an all-weather bridge. While the new bridge does, in fact, remain above water at flood stage, its approaches do not.