Anaconda, Missouri
Anaconda is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Missouri, in the United States.[1]
History
Older variant names of the community were Dry Branch and Morrellton.[1] The former variant name is after Dry Branch creek, while the latter variant name honored one Mr. Morrell, a railroad official.[2] The present name may be a transfer from Anaconda, Montana.[2] A post office was established as Dry Branch in 1858.[3] From 1892 until 1893, the post office was called Anaconda.[4] The post office was renamed Morrellton in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953.[5]
Anaconda was a station on the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway.[6]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anaconda
- ^ a b "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "Franklin County, pp. 2". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Franklin County, pp. 3". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ The Southwestern Reporter. West Publishing Company. 1920. p. 806.
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