Elko, Missouri

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Elko is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Putnam County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Putnam County is a county located in North Central Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,979. Its county seat is Unionville. The county was organized February 28, 1845 and named for Israel Putnam, a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War.

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History

Elko was originally called Garfield Springs, and under the latter name was platted in 1833. [2] A post office called Elko was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1908. [3]

Plat map showing a piece of land, drawn to scale, with details such as nearby properties, boundaries, land size, flood zones, the surrounding neighborhood, easements, and monuments

In the United States, a plat is a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bearing between section corners, sometimes including topographic or vegetation information. City, town or village plats show subdivisions into blocks with streets and alleys. Further refinement often splits blocks into individual lots, usually for the purpose of selling the described lots; this has become known as subdivision.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elko, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Putnam County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

Coordinates: 40°24′54″N92°51′54″W / 40.41500°N 92.86500°W / 40.41500; -92.86500

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