Dederick, Missouri

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Dederick is an unincorporated community in eastern Vernon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is located along US Route 54 approximately 11.5 miles east of Nevada and three miles west of the Vernon-Cedar county line. Clear Creek flows past the east side of the community. [2]

History

Variant names were "Dedrick" and "Goodrick". [1] A post office called Goodrick was established in 1883, and closed in 1890; the post office reopened in 1909 as Dederick, and was discontinued in 1957. [3] The present name is after P. K. Dedrick, who donated land to the railroad in exchange for the naming rights. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dederick
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 42, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Vernon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

37°51′26″N94°07′40″W / 37.85722°N 94.12778°W / 37.85722; -94.12778


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