Marion, Missouri
Marion is an unincorporated community in Cole County, Missouri, United States.[1] Marion is in the northern corner of the county. The community is located on Missouri Route 179 and overlooks the Missouri River to the east.[2]
History
Marion was laid out in 1820, and held the county seat until 1829.[3] The community was named for Francis Marion, an officer in the Revolutionary War.[4] A post office was established at Marion in 1823, and remained in operation until 1953.[5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marion, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 37, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Cole County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 279.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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