Aroma, Missouri Explained

Aroma is an unincorporated community in southern Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on the north bank of Hickory Creek east of Monark Springs. It is on Missouri Route H north of Sweetwater and east of Neosho.^[1]

History

A post office called Aroma was established in 1910, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1911.^[2] The area was so named on account of the Aroma variety of the strawberry crop produced there.^[3]

References

36.8636°N -94.2647°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60,
2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 20 November 2016.
3. Web site: Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071754/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_newton.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 20, 2016.