Twelvemile, Missouri

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

History

A post office called Twelve Mile was established in 1876, and remained in operation until 1910. [2] The community took its name from being 12 miles from Fredericktown, Missouri, and gave its name to the creek that runs by it, Twelvemile Creek. [3]

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References

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

37°21′58″N90°21′47″W / 37.36611°N 90.36306°W / 37.36611; -90.36306