Elmont, Missouri

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Elmont is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

History

A post office called Elmont was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1938. [2] The name Elmont is a transfer from another American town of the same name, as a town founder selected the name randomly from a postal directory. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elmont, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

38°14′08″N91°14′34″W / 38.23556°N 91.24278°W / 38.23556; -91.24278


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