Edanville, Missouri Explained

Edanville is an extinct town in northern Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

The site is on the west bank of the Big Piney River approximately three quarters of a mile south of the Texas-Pulaski county line.[1]

A post office called Edanville was in operation from 1892 until 1926.[2] The community most likely was so named on account of its eden-like setting.[3]

References

37.5933°N -92.0486°W

Notes and References

  1. Big Piney, MO, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1943
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 28 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071622/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_texas.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 28, 2016 .

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