Freedom, Missouri

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Freedom is an unincorporated community in Osage County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The village lies on Missouri Route N, approximately one mile north of U.S. Route 50 and two miles north of the Gasconade River. [2]

History

A post office called Freedom was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1957. [3] The community was named after the American concept of freedom. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freedom, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 39, ISBN   0-89933-353-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on November 27, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Osage County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.

38°27′49″N91°41′27″W / 38.46361°N 91.69083°W / 38.46361; -91.69083

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