Plano, Missouri

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Plano is an unincorporated community on former U.S. Route 66, now Route 266 in Greene County, Missouri, United States. The community is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

A post office called Plano was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1903. [1] The name most likely is a transfer from Plano, Texas. [2] Little remains of the original community. [3]

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References

  1. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. http://route66news.com/2013/12/05/true-story-ruins-plano/

Coordinates: 37°11′34″N93°33′03″W / 37.1928°N 93.5508°W / 37.1928; -93.5508