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Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
Castor is an unincorporated community in the northwestern part of Filmore Township in Bollinger County , Missouri , United States. Castor is situated on the Castor River and is located approximately 16 miles west of Marble Hill .[2] [3]
The community of Castor was named for the Castor River . The Castor River was in turn named for the Greek word kastor , meaning beaver.[4] Mine La Motte district. The name was on account of the many beavers and their damns found along the river. Castor is located on the Castor River.[2]
History [ edit ]
A post office was operated in Castor between 1870–1914.[5]
References [ edit ]
^ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets of Missouri" . Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013 .
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named
^ Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO "Bollinger" . Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013 .
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