bluff, poplar
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Poplar Bluff
- Record count
- 6
- Sources
- life_events,name_index_clip_tables
- Places seen
- Poplar Bluff
- First event date
- 1850
- Last event date
- 1930-05-16
Timeline — 6 events
- 1850 Poplar Bluff. Commissioners to locate the Butler County seat: John Stevens (Cape Girardeau Co.), William Henly (Stoddard Co.), Martin Sandlin (Ripley Co.); Sandlin died before acting and was replaced by John F. Martin; they fixed on 160 acres on Black River not yet entered from the Government. Obadi…
- 1850 Poplar Bluff. Surveyed early in 1850; first sale of lots May 17, 1850, another in August. Charles S. Henderson (d. about 1874) opened a store in a hickory-pole cabin at the corner of Second and Vine streets; pre-war merchants included Harviell & Rainbolt, Blount & Waugh, James M. Jennings, Thomas B.…
- 1861 Poplar Bluff. In 1861 Poplar Bluff had only twelve or fifteen houses Quote: "In 1861 the town had only twelve or fifteen houses."
- 1870-02 Poplar Bluff. Incorporated as a village in February 1870; trustees B. R. Moore, John Snoddy, D. Kitchens, William C. Breeden, James J. Hise Co-mentioned: B. R. Moore; John Snoddy; D. Kitchens; William C. Breeden; James J. Hise. Quote: "In February, 1870, it was incorporated as a village"
- 1917-06-29 Poplar Bluff MO. Planning a big July 4th day, one of the biggest celebrations of recent years, under the auspices of the Butler County Fair Association; National Guard company, noted speakers, a racing program, and other spectacular features Quote: "Poplar Bluff Is Planning Big Day Op 4th of July"
- 1930-05-16 Poplar Bluff. The population of Poplar Bluff, as announced by the census supervisor for that district, is 7517, as compared to 8042 in 1920, a decrease of 525 for the 10-year period
Dates and spellings are preserved as found in the source records; contradictions are kept, not smoothed over. See the methodology for how this archive handles uncertainty.