Lakenan, Missouri

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

History

Lakenan was laid out in 1858 when the railroad was extended to the area. [2] The community has the name of Robert F. Lakenan, a railroad promoter. [3] A post office called Lakenan was in operation from 1859 until 1968. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakenan, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Shelby County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 365.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 26, 2016.

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