Mirabile

In the summer of 1857 Mirabile (pronounced Mir- a -bul) was visited by Fr. John J. Hogan, later Bishop of the St. Joseph Diocese. At this time, there was no Catholic church in the whole of northwest Missouri and little hope of there being one soon. The Catholics of Mirabile firmly let him know that they did not want to build a church because the prejudice against Catholics was very strong.

The Historical Atlas of Caldwell County, Mo ., published in 1876, shows a Catholic Church, on the northwest corner of Filmore and Locust Streets, evidently on the land of W.H., Crawford. The History of Caldwell and Livingston Counties, Mo. , published 1884 states on page 319 that Dr. William H. Crawford came to the town before the Civil War. He was a merchant, had a nice home, "assisted largely in building the Catholic Church." He later moved to Cameron. By this date services were no longer held regularly in the "neat little" church (page 320), but on occasion Fr. Thomas Denney came from Cameron to say Mass.

The CD shows the following: From 1872-1874, it was a mission of Cameron; From 1875-1876, it was a mission of Plattsburg; From 1877-1888, it was a mission of Cameron. It is not mentioned in the 1889 edition of the Directory. The name of the church is unknown.

Sources: John J. Hogan, On the Mission in Missouri , Kansas City, John A. Heilmann publishing Company, 1892; Diocesan Archives.

Lathrop
Clinton County
Immaculate Conception Mission

There was a Catholic mission here from 1870 to 1925. From 1870 to 1902 it was attended from Plattsburg. From 1903 to 1925 it was a mission of Cameron. The church building was located on Center Street and 33 Highway across from the Lathrop High School. The building was torn down around 1947 and a home built on the site. It had not been used as a church probably since 1925.

Osborn (e)
DeKalb County

There was a Catholic mission here from 1875 to 1877, served from Cameron, according to the Catholic Directory.