Antler, Missouri

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Antler is an extinct town in Wright County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community was located on Missouri Route 95 approximately two miles south of Dawson and six miles north of Mountain Grove. [2]

A post office called Antler was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1907. [3] The community was so named for the fact that antlers once were recovered in the area. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antler (historical)
  2. ↑ Mountain Grove North, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951 (1985 rev.) Note: From coordinates as the name doesn't appear on any topo maps of the area.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.

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