Matkins, Missouri

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Matkins is an unincorporated community in southwest Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is at the junction of Missouri routes P and TT. The site is on a ridge between White Oak Creek to the west and Little Sampson Creek to the east. [2] The community is approximately eight miles southwest of Bethany. [3]

History

A post office called Matkins was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1907. [4] The community bears the name of an early settler. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Matkins, Missouri
  2. ↑ Matkins, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  3. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 20 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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