Amos, Missouri Explained

Amos is an unincorporated community in northwest Vernon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is approximately 1.5 miles east of the Missouri-Kansas border, approximately three miles north-northwest of Stotesbury, and about 16 miles northwest of Nevada. It is on the banks of Duncan Creek one mile north of that stream's confluence with the Little Osage River.^[1]

History

Amos was platted in 1894 when the railroad was extended to that point.^[2] The community has the name of Amos Nickerson, a local merchant. A post office called Amos was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1931.^[3]

In 1925, Amos had 31 inhabitants.^[4]

References

38.0158°N -94.5803°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 42
2. Web site: Vernon County Place Names, 1928–1945 . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 29, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071326/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_vernon.html . June 24, 2016 . live .
3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 29 December 2016.
4. Book: Rand McNally and Company . Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions . Rand McNally & Company . 1925 . 2023-02-19 . 259.