McElhany, Missouri

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McElhany is an unincorporated community in southern Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on U.S. Route 71 approximately five miles south of Neosho. [2]

History

A post office called McElhany was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1911. [3] The community has the name of the local McElhany family. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McElhany, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.

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