Riverview, Morgan County, Missouri

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Riverview is an unincorporated community in southwestern Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community sits above the Lake of the Ozarks at the confluence of Big Buffalo Creek with the Osage River. [2]

History

A post office called Riverview was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1906. [3] The community was named on account of scenic views over the nearby Osage River. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riverview, Morgan County, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 44 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Morgan County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.

38°16′33″N93°04′11″W / 38.27583°N 93.06972°W / 38.27583; -93.06972

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