What the record shows
The federal survey describes the site: "A discontinued post office in northern Clay Township. Named for a Mr. Hyde who resided there. It is spelt Hydesburgh on the map of 1844 and Hydsburg on the 1878 county atlas. Westmore mentions Hurdsburgh, ""on the state road leading from Palmyra to St. Louis."" He undoubtedly meant Hydesburg, since the road mentioned originally went through Hydesburg."
See Ramsay File - Hydesburg School combined with Rensselaer Acadamy was in the vicinity of Rensselaer - See Johnson's 1861 MO and KN map
Hydesburgappears in the U.S. Geological Survey's place-name archive as a historical populated place — a settlement that once carried a name and no longer does. Our editors are verifying its full story against census records, newspaper archives, and county histories; this record will grow as sources are confirmed.
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