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Scott City is technically among the newest communities in the county, having been formed in 1960 through the consolidation of several older towns. | Scott City is technically among the newest communities in the county, having been formed in 1960 through the consolidation of several older towns. | ||
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| + | Scott City originally existed as three separate communities: Ancell, Fornfelt, and Illmo, lying in close proximity to one another roughly from west to east. The area was first settled by German immigrants in the years before the [[Civil War]], but the towns were not incorporated until after the extension of a railroad bridge across the [[Mississippi River]] to Thebes, [[Illinois]], in 1904, which brought more commerce to the area.<ref>https://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_scott.html</ref> | ||
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| + | After this point, the towns grew rapidly. Fornfelt and Illmo were the largest, Illmo boasting numerous churches, a movie theater, and even an opera house (the latter being destroyed by fire in 1930). | ||
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| + | Owing to their being so close to one another, a movement eventually arose to unite the three towns. Fornfelt and Ancell (which was much smaller) finally did so on March 7, 1960, renaming their new community Scott City in honor of the county. Illmo remained separate for a time, eventually joining in 1980.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131228005533/http://www.scottcitymo.org/history.html</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Geography== | ||
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| + | Scott City is located along (and mostly east of) Interstate 55 and U.S. Route 61 in northern Scott County, near the Cape Girardeau County line. Its exact coordinates are 37°13’7”N, 89°31’27”W. | ||
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Revision as of 21:41, July 19, 2019
Scott City is a city in Scott and Cape Girardeau Counties, Missouri. The population was 4,565 at the 2010 census.
Scott City is technically among the newest communities in the county, having been formed in 1960 through the consolidation of several older towns.
History
Scott City originally existed as three separate communities: Ancell, Fornfelt, and Illmo, lying in close proximity to one another roughly from west to east. The area was first settled by German immigrants in the years before the Civil War, but the towns were not incorporated until after the extension of a railroad bridge across the Mississippi River to Thebes, Illinois, in 1904, which brought more commerce to the area.[1]
After this point, the towns grew rapidly. Fornfelt and Illmo were the largest, Illmo boasting numerous churches, a movie theater, and even an opera house (the latter being destroyed by fire in 1930).
Owing to their being so close to one another, a movement eventually arose to unite the three towns. Fornfelt and Ancell (which was much smaller) finally did so on March 7, 1960, renaming their new community Scott City in honor of the county. Illmo remained separate for a time, eventually joining in 1980.[2]
Geography
Scott City is located along (and mostly east of) Interstate 55 and U.S. Route 61 in northern Scott County, near the Cape Girardeau County line. Its exact coordinates are 37°13’7”N, 89°31’27”W.