Napier, Missouri

Napier is an extinct hamlet in Holt County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1][2]

History

Napier was established as a station on January 1, 1882,[3] and named for a railroad promoter.[4] In 1887, the St. Joseph and Nebraska Railroad was built from Napier west to the Missouri River across from Rulo, Nebraska.[3] A post office called Banks was established in 1884[5] later called Napier in 1889.[6][7] and remained in operation until 1943.[8] In the early 20th Century, Napier boasted a hotel, an opera house, and a prominent train station in Holt County. On September 2, 1974, the train station was abandoned.[3] The BNSF railroad still runs trains daily through Napier on the Napier Subdivision.[9]

Geography

Napier is located in the easternmost sections of Minton Township.[10] It was the junction of two Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy railways: the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, which traveled west beginning at Napier, and the Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad, which traveled northwesterly/southeasterly through the town.[11] The Davis Creek Ditch passes by east of the town. It is at the southwest corner of Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Napier
  2. ^ "Holt County, Missouri Political Entities". Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Place Names. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Derr, Eileen (1981). Gone home: Directory of the deceased and items of history of Holt County, Missouri, 1837-1981. Holt County Missouri Historical Society.
  4. ^ "Holt County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Henry - Howell". National Archves Catalog. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  6. ^ "Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Henry - Howell". National Archves Catalog. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  7. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  8. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  9. ^ "BNSF Railway Map" (PDF). BNSF. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  10. ^ "TopoView". USGS. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  11. ^ "Standard atlas of Holt County, Missouri, 1898". Chicago, Ill : Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Retrieved May 1, 2025.

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