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'''Empire Prairie''' is an extinct town in [[Andrew County, Missouri|Andrew County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]]. The [[GNIS]] classifies it as a populated place.<ref>{{GNIS|740833}}</ref>
'''Empire Prairie''' is an extinct town in [[Andrew County, Missouri|Andrew County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]]. The [[GNIS]] classifies it as a populated place.<ref>{{GNIS|740833}}</ref>


A post office called Empire Prairie was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1905.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> The community took its name from a local farm also called Empire Prairie owned by settler David Bonham.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070431/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_andrew.html | title=Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref>
A post office called Empire Prairie was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1905.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=30 August 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |archivedate=6 March 2016 |df= }}</ref> The community took its name from a local farm also called Empire Prairie owned by settler David Bonham.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_andrew.html |title=Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=30 August 2016 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070431/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_andrew.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 |df= }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:57, 24 December 2016

Empire Prairie is an extinct town in Andrew County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

A post office called Empire Prairie was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] The community took its name from a local farm also called Empire Prairie owned by settler David Bonham.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Empire Prairie, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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