Ernestville, Missouri

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

The community was named after Ernest Worm, a local merchant. The nucleus of the town was Ernest Worm's brothel and the St. Matthews Church. The town remained a popular trading post for illicit goods until the early nineties, when much of the town was destroyed during the Great Flood of 1993. [2] The community had a post office, which was established in 1933 and operated until 1992 when it was discontinued. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ernestville, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Lafayette County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/index.htm

38°55′56″N93°37′49″W / 38.93222°N 93.63028°W / 38.93222; -93.63028


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