Leemon, Missouri

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Leemon is an unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is on Missouri Route 177 approximately three miles east of Fruitland. [2]

History

A post office called Leemon was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1905. [3] The community was named after Leemon Haile, the proprietor of a local sawmill. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leemon, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 58 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

37°27′51″N89°35′18″W / 37.46417°N 89.58833°W / 37.46417; -89.58833

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