Ely, Missouri

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

History

Ely had its start in the late 1850s when the railroad was extended to that point. [2] The community was named for Dr. Ezra Stiles Ely, a reverend from Pennsylvania. [3] A post office called Ely Station was established in 1874, the name was changed to Ely in 1883, and the post office closed in 1937. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ely, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Marion County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp.  193.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

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