Mahan, Missouri
Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Mahan is an unincorporated community in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located on Missouri Route 137 and Missouri Route V, approximately one mile south of Oscar and four miles north of Raymondville.[2] It is at an elevation of 1,309 ft (399 m).[1] The Mahan Cemetery lies about one mile east on Route V.[3]
History
A post office called Mahan was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1912.[4] An early postmaster gave the community the name of her husband, Sam Mahan.[5]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mahan, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Licking, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1957 (1981 rev)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Texas County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Houston
- Cabool
- Houston
- Licking
- Mountain Grove‡
- Summersville‡
- Plato
- Raymondville
communities
- Alice
- Arroll
- Ashley Creek
- Bado
- Bendavis
- Big Creek
- Bucyrus
- Clara
- Clear Springs
- Dent
- Dunn
- Dykes
- Elk Creek
- Ellis Prairie
- Ellsworth
- Eunice
- Evening Shade
- Fowler
- Guild
- Hartshorn
- Huggins
- Kimble
- Kinderpost
- Ladd
- Lundy
- Mahan
- Maples
- Mitchells Corner
- Nile
- Oscar
- Pleasant Ridge
- Prescott
- Roby
- Samoa
- Sargent
- Sherrill
- Simmons
- Solo
- Stultz
- Success
- Tyrone
- Upton
- Vada
- Varvol
- Venable
- Yukon
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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37°24′13″N 91°49′38″W / 37.40361°N 91.82722°W / 37.40361; -91.82722
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