Chilhowee, MO

Chilhowee is a village in south central Johnson County, Missouri, United States. The 2010 census counted 325 residents. Chilhowee is situated along Missouri Route 2. Chilhowee was originally called Simpson's Store, and under the latter name was founded in the mid-1850s, and named after James Simpson, a local merchant. Rock Island Spur Trailhead. Chilhowee's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Missouri setting. The local scoop is how Chilhowee's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. A post office called Chilhowee has been in operation since 1859. Chilhowee is located on Missouri Route 2 approximately two miles west of Post Oak and Missouri Route 13. Old Chilhowee is one mile north on Missouri Route F and Denton is four miles to the northwest on Route 2.