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McElhany, Missouri

Coordinates: 36°47′17″N 94°23′56″W / 36.78806°N 94.39889°W / 36.78806; -94.39889
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McElhany is an unincorporated community in southern Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on U.S. Route 71 approximately five miles south of Neosho.[2]

History

A post office called McElhany was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1911.[3] The community has the name of the local McElhany family.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McElhany, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.

36°47′17″N 94°23′56″W / 36.78806°N 94.39889°W / 36.78806; -94.39889