Dundee, Missouri Explained

Dundee is an unincorporated community in northern Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is above the Missouri River floodplain on Missouri Route 100 approximately six miles northwest of Washington and five miles east of New Haven.[1]

History

Dundee was platted in 1857, and named after Dundee, in Scotland, the ancestral home of a first settler.[2] A post office called Dundee was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1908.[3]

References

38.5933°N -91.1247°W

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, Delorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp.39 and 40
  2. Web site: Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 30 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071257/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_franklin.html . 24 June 2016 .
  3. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072247/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Franklin . 6 October 2014 .

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