Selmore, Missouri

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

Christian County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Christian County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,422. Its county seat is Ozark. The county was organized in 1859 and is named after William Christian, a Kentucky soldier of the American Revolutionary War.

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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. Missouri is bordered by eight states : Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. 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

A post office called Selmore was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1915. [2] According to tradition, the community was named for a local merchant's vow to "sell more" wares than his competitor. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Selmore, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Christian County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

Coordinates: 36°58′05″N93°13′49″W / 36.96806°N 93.23028°W / 36.96806; -93.23028

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