Amos is an unincorporated community in northwest Vernon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]
The community is approximately 1.5 miles east of the Missouri-Kansas border, approximately three miles north-northwest of Stotesbury, and about 16 miles northwest of Nevada. It is on the banks of Duncan Creek, one mile north of that stream's confluence with the Little Osage River. [2]
Amos was platted in 1894 when the railroad was extended to that point. [3] The community is named after Amos Nickerson, a local merchant. [3] Amos's post office was established in 1893 and remained operational until 1931. [4]
In 1925, Amos had 31 inhabitants. [5]
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