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Vulcan, Missouri

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Vulcan
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyIron
Elevation
554 ft (169 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
63675
GNIS feature ID728225[1]

Vulcan is an unincorporated community in southern Iron County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 49 about twenty miles south of Ironton.

A post office called Vulcan has been in operation since 1895.[2] The community took its name from Vulcan Iron Works.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vulcan, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 12 October 2016.