Description
Located 19.3 km (12 mi) N of Butler.
History
Union Town (later Crescent Hill) - The first name of a town near central Deer Creek Township; surveyed in Feb. 1858. Named by settlers from Pennsylvania for Uniontown, PA. Cresent Hill - This name, which replaced the name Union Town, was given in 1862 to the community from the round hill on which it was situated. This community was missed by the Missouri Pacific Railroad and is no longer in existence. (MO-T101)