Conklin, Missouri

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Conklin is an unincorporated community in western Webster County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] Conklin is located on Missouri Route 38, approximately six miles northwest of Marshfield. Elkland lies about four miles north on Route 38. [2]

History

A post office called Conklin was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1906. [3] The community was named after Roscoe Conkling, a United States Senator from New York. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Conklin, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.

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