This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hughes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hMB.2ACI/918.1 Message Board Post: The 1885 book "History of Clay and Platte Counties" has very little on the town referred to as "Minaville, aka North Missouri Junction". It lists the township, range and section, states that it is 6 miles from Liberty were the Hannibal, St. Joseph and Wabash Railroads tracks formally connect. It says it dates it existence to about 1868. Population was 125 at the time of writing. I found an Ebenezer Christian Church at Minaville that was founded in 1865. Surnames listed as members were Foster, Stevens, Tipton, Brost, Lindenman and Gibbons. Pastors listed were Morton, Pickerall, Wollery and Waller. Other villages listed in the township include Barry, Harlem, Moscow and Arnold (or Blue Eagle). A map I have of Clay dated 1913 does not include Minaville and the RR mentioned above appear to connect near Birmingham. Another book I have on original land grants was published in 1966 with small maps of particular sections of Clay has Minnevillejust south of Birmingham but no roads are marked. Sorry not much help with your question. Chuck