Hinton, Missouri

Prathersville is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Prathersville was named after William Prather, a local merchant. It is located in north Columbia.

Rock Fork Lakes Conservation Area is a nature preserve and former strip mine in Boone County, Missouri. Located north of Columbia, Missouri adjacent to Finger Lakes State Park it is over 2000 acres of lakes, wetlands, forest, and prairie. Much of the land is severely degraded from strip mining by the Peabody Coal Company from 1963 to 1972. The land was acquired by the Missouri Department of Conservation in 1979. An unstaffed shooting range is open to the public and was renovated in 2014. The 50-acre Rocky Fork Lake has a boat ramp and is used for fishing. It is named after Rocky Fork Creek.

Finger Lakes State Park is a public recreation area consisting of 1,128 acres (456 ha) in Boone County near the city of Columbia, Missouri. The state park is unusual in that the site was reclaimed after having been strip mined for coal. It is one of two state parks in Missouri used for off-road vehicles. The history of the other, St. Joe State Park, is also connected with mining. It is adjacent to Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area.

The Grand Lodge of Missouri is one of two statewide organizations (along with a Prince Hall Affiliated grand lodge) that oversee Masonic lodges in the state of Missouri. It was established on April 21, 1821. It is located in Columbia, Missouri.

Silver Fork is a stream in Boone County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Perche Creek. The stream headwaters arise at 39°05′36″N 92°09′07″W and the confluence with Perche Creek is at 39°04′03″N 92°23′30″W. The stream origin is about five miles south of Centralia and the stream flows north to northwest passing under Missouri Route 124. It then turns toward the southwest and passes under US Route 63 approximately ten miles north of Columbia and continues to its confluence approximately 1.5 mile southwest of Dripping Spring. Silver Fork was named after Hugh Silvers, a pioneer citizen.

Thomas E. Atkins Jr. Memorial Park is a public park in Columbia, Missouri, containing five baseball fields.

Bear Creek is a stream in Boone County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Rocky Fork Creek. Bear creek is approximately 6 miles long. According to tradition, Bear Creek was named for an incident when a bear entered a pioneer family's cabin near the creek.

KPLA (101.5 FM) refers to a Cumulus radio station in Columbia, Missouri. KPLA first started out as 101.7 KARO-FM, an "easy listening" station in February 1983. In 1986, it became known as K102. Then in 1994, it became KPLA and has consistently been a Top 3 radio station in the market, playing "soft rock." KPLA broadcasts from the highest tower in Columbia, Missouri, reaching 70 miles (110 km) within Mid-Missouri.

KBXR (102.3 FM), often referred to simply as BXR, is a local radio station located on Old Highway 63 in Columbia, Missouri. It airs an adult album alternative format with a mixture of alternative rock, classic rock, and more.

Browns is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located northeast of Columbia on Paris Road (Route B). Browns was once a stop on the Columbia Terminal Railroad.

The Guitar House, previously known as Confederate Hill, is a historic home located in Columbia, Missouri. It was built between 1859 and 1862 and is a two-story, Italianate style dwelling. It has a low-pitched hipped roof, tall slender windows with segmented arches, decorative eave brackets, and a single-story front porch with square supports. The house was constructed by David Guitar, an officer in the Union forces (the 61st Regiment of the Enrolled Missouri Militia) during the American Civil War. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area, commonly referred to as Cosmo Park, is a city park in Columbia, Missouri. At 533 acres (2.16 km2), it is the largest park in Columbia. It is also the location of the annual Show-Me State Games.