Banner, Missouri

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Banner, Missouri
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Coordinates: 37°41′49″N90°50′04″W / 37.69694°N 90.83444°W / 37.69694; -90.83444 Coordinates: 37°41′49″N90°50′04″W / 37.69694°N 90.83444°W / 37.69694; -90.83444
Country United States
State Missouri
County Iron
Elevation
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1,034 ft (315 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 573
GNIS feature ID784661 [1]

Banner is an unincorporated community in northern Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is located on the banks of Keesling Branch one half mile from that stream's confluence with Cedar Creek [2] on Missouri Route 32 approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Belleview. [3]

History

A post office called Banner was established in 1924 and remained in operation until 1956. [4] It is unknown why the name "Banner" was applied to this community. [5] A variant name was "Brule". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Banner
  2. Banner, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.