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- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 40 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ Gray Summit, Missouri (1969), 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS
- ↑ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
