Oldham, Missouri

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Oldham is an unincorporated community in southeast Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Old Highway 63 approximately three miles south of Ashland. [2]

Folk etymology states the community was named after Asa Old, a local merchant who sold old hams. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oldham, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st edition, 1998, p. 38 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

38°43′51″N92°15′47″W / 38.73083°N 92.26306°W / 38.73083; -92.26306

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