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- ↑ "Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ "The History of Scott City, MO". City of Scott City, MO. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Farewell to Illmo, railroad depot". Southeast Missourian. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Illmo 1953 aerial in detail". Southeast Missourian. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Scott City, MO. History". County of Scott. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ancell Cemetery
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