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Macomb, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°05′39″N 92°29′31″W / 37.09417°N 92.49194°W / 37.09417; -92.49194
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Macomb
Macomb is located in Missouri
Macomb
Macomb
Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 37°05′39″N 92°29′31″W / 37.09417°N 92.49194°W / 37.09417; -92.49194[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyWright
Elevation1,519 ft (463 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID721734[1]

Macomb [2] is an unincorporated community in Wright County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Route K, approximately 1.5 mi (2.4 km) south of U.S. Route 60 and on the Burlington Northern Railroad line.[3]

A post office called Macomb has been in operation since 1886.[4] The community has the name of the local Macomb family.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Macomb
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Macomb, Missouri
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.