Pawnee, Missouri

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

The community is at the junction of Missouri Route 46 and county route YY and north of the confluence of Wolf Creek with the West Fork of Big Creek. The community of Hatfield is 5.5 miles to the west along Route 46 and Eaglevile is approximately five miles to the southeast. [2]

History

A post office called Pawnee was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1908. [3] The community most likely has the name of the Pawnee Indians. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pawnee, Missouri
  2. Pawnee, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. "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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