title: Montevallo, Missouri
text: # Montevallo, Missouri
  
  Montevallo is an unincorporated community in southeast Vernon County, Missouri, United States. The community is on Missouri Route E between Milo (10 miles west) and Olympia four miles to the east in adjacent Cedar County. Nevada is approximately 16 miles to the northeast.
  
  ## History
  
  Montevallo was platted in the 1850s. The community was severely damaged during the Civil War. The original town site, located approximately one and one-half miles northwest of the present town, is now known as "Old Montevallo". The entire town was moved to its present location sometime after the Civil War. A post office was established at Montevallo in 1858, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1968. Montevallo is derived from Italian words for the hill in the valley.
  
  