Lone Elm, Cooper County, Missouri

Lone Elm is an unincorporated community in Cooper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes KK and B approximately eleven miles south of Boonville.[2]

History

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A post office called Lone Elm was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community was named for a large individual elm tree near the original town site.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lone Elm, Cooper County, Missouri
  2. ^ Lone Elm, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1952 (1986 rev.)
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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