Sonora, Missouri

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Sonora is an extinct hamlet in Atchison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

Sonora was laid out in 1846. [2] A post office known as Rich existed from 1855 to 1872, then it was changed to Sonora and closed in 1875. [3] [4] The settlement was considered a small town. [5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sonora, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ Cram, George Frankling. "New railroad and county map of Missouri, 1882". David Rumsey Map Collection. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ History of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri. St. Joseph, National Historical Co. 1882. p. 589.

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