Nassau Junction, Missouri

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Nassau Junction is an unincorporated community in Vernon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Vernon County, Missouri County in the United States

Vernon County is a county located in the center of the western border of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,159. Its county seat is Nevada. The county was organized on February 27, 1855, considerably later than counties in the eastern part of the state. It was named for Colonel Miles Vernon (1786–1867), a state senator and veteran of the Battle of New Orleans. This was part of the large historic territory of the Osage Nation of Native Americans.

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Missouri State of the United States of America

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City. The state is the 21st-most extensive in area. In the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center of the state into the Mississippi River, which makes up Missouri's eastern border.

History

Nassau Junction was founded in 1886, most likely taking its name from Nassau, New York. [2] A variant name was "Nassau". [1]

Nassau County, New York County in the United States

Nassau County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. At the 2010 census, the county's population was 1,339,532, estimated to have increased to 1,358,343 in 2018. The county seat is Mineola and the largest town is the Town of Hempstead.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nassau Junction
  2. "Vernon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

Coordinates: 37°49′13″N94°19′19″W / 37.82028°N 94.32194°W / 37.82028; -94.32194

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