Dudenville, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Dudenville is an unincorporated community
in Dade and Jasper
counties in the U.S. state
of Missouri
. Its elevation is 1,086 feet (331 m), and it is located at 37°18′20"N 94°5′0"W (37.3056082 -94.0832735).
Local lore states that the name of the town would change from Chambersville to Dudenville depending on whether the Republican or Democrat store owner in the community had the post office. When the post office was discontinued in 1900, Dudenville was the name in use.
At one time, the community had three general stores (one with a drug store), a barber shop, ice house, cafe, and movie theater, as well as an IOOF lodge and affiliate of the Anti-Horse Thief Association. There were also congregations of the Brethren and Methodist churches.
The community's one-room school, Unity, was located one mile west of the stores until it closed in 1963, the rural district having consolidated with what is now the Golden City R-3 district in 1960. http://www.jaspercountyschools.org/u/id14.htm
The last store closed in 1969, and the cinder-block structure is now being used as a residence.
While the Brethren Church is long gone, the Methodist congregation met weekly until 2003; the building is still standing.
There is a large cemetery in the north part of the community, which has been in use at least as long as the community has existed. A metal gate was erected over the main cemetery entrance in 1925, this date is marked prominently on the gate.
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 Dade and Jasper
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...
counties in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. Its elevation is 1,086 feet (331 m), and it is located at 37°18′20"N 94°5′0"W (37.3056082 -94.0832735).
Local lore states that the name of the town would change from Chambersville to Dudenville depending on whether the Republican or Democrat store owner in the community had the post office. When the post office was discontinued in 1900, Dudenville was the name in use.
At one time, the community had three general stores (one with a drug store), a barber shop, ice house, cafe, and movie theater, as well as an IOOF lodge and affiliate of the Anti-Horse Thief Association. There were also congregations of the Brethren and Methodist churches.
The community's one-room school, Unity, was located one mile west of the stores until it closed in 1963, the rural district having consolidated with what is now the Golden City R-3 district in 1960. http://www.jaspercountyschools.org/u/id14.htm
The last store closed in 1969, and the cinder-block structure is now being used as a residence.
While the Brethren Church is long gone, the Methodist congregation met weekly until 2003; the building is still standing.
There is a large cemetery in the north part of the community, which has been in use at least as long as the community has existed. A metal gate was erected over the main cemetery entrance in 1925, this date is marked prominently on the gate.