Flatwoods, Missouri

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

History

A post office called Flatwoods was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1954. [2] The community was descriptively named for flatwoods near the original town site. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flatwoods, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

36°40′50″N90°42′01″W / 36.68056°N 90.70028°W / 36.68056; -90.70028

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