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==History== |
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A post office called Fordham was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1909.<ref>{{cite web |
A post office called Fordham was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1909.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=27 September 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 was named after one Mr. Ford, who headed a church in the Illinois city where an early settler once had lived.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dekalb.html |title=DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=27 September 2016 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070351/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dekalb.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 |df= }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:58, 2 January 2017
Fordham is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
A post office called Fordham was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1909.[2] The community was named after one Mr. Ford, who headed a church in the Illinois city where an early settler once had lived.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fordham, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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39°49′48″N 94°16′14″W / 39.83000°N 94.27056°W
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