Near Aurora in Lawrence County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Smith Station
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 15, 2016
1. Smith Station Marker
Spring Water
Station
1858
Butterfield Stage Line
Overland Mail
Erected by Drywood Threshers of Sheldon, Missouri.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Butterfield Overland Mail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 36° 53.681′ N, 93° 40.448′ W. Marker is near Aurora, Missouri, in Lawrence County. It is on Farm Road 2020 0.3 miles east of Farm Road 1212, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crane MO 65633, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mars Hill Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Butterfield Overland Mail in Missouri 1858-1861 (approx. 3.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); Civil War Marker (approx. 5.6 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 6 miles away); Honoring All Those Who Served (approx. 6½ miles away); Lawrence County (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aurora.
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Photographed by Duane Hall, October 15, 2016
2. Smith Station Marker next to Spring
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 15, 2016
3. Site of Relay Station Across Road from Marker
Photographed by Duane Hall, October 15, 2016
4. View to East Along Farm Road 2020
Photographed by Gregory William Wadley, November 10, 2024
5. Butterfield Overland Mail Route 1858-1861 period on a 1873 Campbell's Map
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 924 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 17, 2016, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 5. submitted on November 20, 2024, by Gregory William Wadley of Fremont Hills, Missouri.
