Durham, Missouri Explained

Durham is an unincorporated community in southern Lewis County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 6, approximately ten miles southwest of La Grange. Durham is part of the Quincy, IL - MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

A post office called Durham has been in operation since 1872.[1] The community has the name of a railroad employee.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 26 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161028152212/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Lewis . 28 October 2016 .
  2. Web site: Lewis County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 26 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070552/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lewis.html . 24 June 2016 .

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