Difference between revisions of "Jamesport Old Order Amish Settlement (Jamesport, Missouri, USA)"
| [unchecked revision] | [checked revision] |
GameoAdmin (talk | contribs) (CSV import - 20130816) |
SamSteiner (talk | contribs) (added categories) |
||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The Jamesport, Missouri [[Old Order Amish|Old Order Amish]] Settlement is located 75 mi. (140 km.) northeast of [[Kansas City (Kansas and Missouri, USA)|Kansas City]]. This Daviess County community was established in 1953 and was the first of the newer [[Missouri (USA)|Missouri]] settlements. Cheap land and greater freedom in the education of their children have attracted the Amish to this area. The Jamesport community has become the largest of the 12 Missouri settlements. Six church districts (congregations) served approximately 1,200 Amish in this community in 1987. | The Jamesport, Missouri [[Old Order Amish|Old Order Amish]] Settlement is located 75 mi. (140 km.) northeast of [[Kansas City (Kansas and Missouri, USA)|Kansas City]]. This Daviess County community was established in 1953 and was the first of the newer [[Missouri (USA)|Missouri]] settlements. Cheap land and greater freedom in the education of their children have attracted the Amish to this area. The Jamesport community has become the largest of the 12 Missouri settlements. Six church districts (congregations) served approximately 1,200 Amish in this community in 1987. | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
{{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 5, p. 460|date=1990|a1_last=Yoder|a1_first=Samuel L|a2_last=|a2_first=}} | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 5, p. 460|date=1990|a1_last=Yoder|a1_first=Samuel L|a2_last=|a2_first=}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Old Order Amish Settlements]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Missouri Old Order Amish Settlements]] | ||
| + | [[Category:United States Old Order Amish Settlements]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:28, 22 July 2017
The Jamesport, Missouri Old Order Amish Settlement is located 75 mi. (140 km.) northeast of Kansas City. This Daviess County community was established in 1953 and was the first of the newer Missouri settlements. Cheap land and greater freedom in the education of their children have attracted the Amish to this area. The Jamesport community has become the largest of the 12 Missouri settlements. Six church districts (congregations) served approximately 1,200 Amish in this community in 1987.
| Author(s) | Samuel L Yoder |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1990 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Yoder, Samuel L. "Jamesport Old Order Amish Settlement (Jamesport, Missouri, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1990. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Jamesport_Old_Order_Amish_Settlement_(Jamesport,_Missouri,_USA)&oldid=149153.
APA style
Yoder, Samuel L. (1990). Jamesport Old Order Amish Settlement (Jamesport, Missouri, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Jamesport_Old_Order_Amish_Settlement_(Jamesport,_Missouri,_USA)&oldid=149153.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 5, p. 460. All rights reserved.
©1996-2024 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.