Fawn, Missouri

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Fawn
Unincorporated community
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Fawn
Coordinates: 37°32′38″N91°28′35″W / 37.54389°N 91.47639°W / 37.54389; -91.47639
CountryUnited States
State Missouri
County Dent County
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

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

History

A post office called Fawn was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1908. [2] The area was originally a hunting ground for deer, hence the name Fawn. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fawn, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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