Rockingham, Missouri

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Rockingham is an unincorporated community in eastern Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. [1]

The community is on Missouri Route AA 1.3 miles west of the Ray-Carroll county line. Richmond is eleven miles to the southwest. [2]

History

A post office called Rockingham was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1904. [3] The community was named after Rockingham County, Virginia, the former home of a share of the first settlers. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rockingham, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 28 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

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