Manila, Missouri

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Manila is an unincorporated community in southern Pettis County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is on Missouri Route E one mile north of Missouri Route 52 and three miles north of the Pettis-Benton county line. Sedalia is approximately eleven miles to the north-northeast. [2]

History

A post office called Manila was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1904. [3] The community takes its name from the Philippine capital of Manila. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Manila, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 36, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. "Pettis County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

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