Knights, Missouri

Union Township is an inactive township in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.Union Township was named for the fact it originated by the merging, or union, of territory ceded by neighboring townships.

Carthage High School is a public high school located in Carthage, Missouri, United States.

The Battle of Carthage State Historic Site is a state-owned property located in the city of Carthage, Missouri. The 7.4-acre (3.0 ha) site preserves one of the skirmish sites of the Battle of Carthage which took place in 1861 as one of the first battles of the American Civil War. The site was acquired by the state in 1990 and is managed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

Carthage is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 15,522 as of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Jasper County and is nicknamed "America's Maple Leaf City."

Maxville is a former town on U.S. Route 66, approximately two miles (3 km) east of Carthage in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The community is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Marian Days (Vietnamese: Đại Hội Thánh Mẫu, officially các Ngày Thánh Mẫu) is the main festival and pilgrimage for Vietnamese American Roman Catholics. The annual event in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary has taken place the first weekend in August since 1978 on the 28-acre (110,000 m2) campus of the Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer (CRM) in Carthage, Missouri. Tens of thousands of attendees come from throughout the United States, while non-Vietnamese locals and some visitors from Canada, Vietnam, and Australia also attend.

KCAH-LP (96.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Carthage, Missouri, United States. The station is currently owned by Iglesia Cristiana Hispano-Americana.

Carthage South Historic District is a national historic district located at Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri. The district encompasses 491 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section Carthage. It largely developed between about 1875 and 1925 and includes representative examples of Late Victorian and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include St. Ann's Catholic Church (1908), Former Westminster Presbyterian Church (pre-1888), First United Methodist Church (1925), Carthage Senior High School (1904), First Christian Church (1909), Former Cumberland Presbyterian Church (1892), and Carthage Public Library (1904).: 33 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Jones Creek is a stream in Jasper and Newton counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Center Creek. The stream headwaters arise in Newton County at 36°58′44″N 94°10′41″W at an elevation of about 1260 feet. The stream flows to the northwest passing the communities of Pepsin and Parshley. It passes under I-44 and gains the tributary of Jenkins Creek. Its confluence with Center Creek is just east of U.S. Route 71 approximately three miles south of Carthage in Jasper County at 37°06′19″N 94°18′33″W at an elevation of 955 feet.Jones Creek has the name of the local Jones family.

Madison Township is an inactive township in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.It was named after the former U.S. President James Madison.

Carthage Courthouse Square Historic District is a national historic district located at Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri. The district encompasses 42 contributing buildings in the central business district of Carthage. It developed in the late-19th and early-20th centuries and includes representative examples of Italianate and Romanesque Revival style architecture. Located in the district is the separately listed Jasper County Courthouse. Other notable buildings include the Bank of Carthage, Ben Franklin Store (1920s), Farmers and Drovers Bank / Miller Clothing Company (1875, 1908), Belk-Simpson Building (pre-1884), Carthage Water & Electric Co. (pre-1884), Snyder Building (1901), Drake Hotel (1920), Fire Department (1883), Leggett and Platt (1920), McNerney Block (1905), and Carthage National Bank.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

The Bank of Carthage was a local bank in Carthage, Missouri. It traced its history to 1868 and called itself the "oldest bank in southwest Missouri."The Bank of Carthage was a successful business for many decades, surviving the Great Depression with minimal disruption due to its conservative policies. It occupied an historic building on Main Street in Carthage from 1882 until 1960, when it relocated to a more modern facility.After 1960 the company was absorbed into Boatmen's Bank and subsequently Bank of America.