Ravanna, Missouri
Ravanna, Missouri | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Mercer County |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 98 |
Ravanna is a census-designated place in Mercer County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located about seven miles northeast of Princeton on U.S. Route 136. The population was 98 at the 2010 census.
Ravanna was platted in 1857.[2] A variant name was "Sonoma".[3] A post office called Sonoma was established in 1855, the name was changed to Ravanna in 1858, and the post office closed in 1975.[4] The present name most likely is a transfer from Ravenna, Ohio.[5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ravanna Census Designated Place
- ^ Ramsay, Robert L. (1952). Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names. University of Missouri Press. p. 25.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: 735816
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Mercer County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
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