Emden, Missouri Explained

Emden is an unincorporated village in eastern Shelby County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 168 approximately nine miles east of Shelbyville. There is a post office there, and two churches, plus houses and a few abandoned storefront buildings.^[1]

History

Emden was originally called "Dennison's Corner", and under the latter name got its start in the late 1880s when J. H. Dennison opened a country store at the site.^[2] The post office at Emden has been in operation since 1888.^[3] The present name is a transfer from Emden, Germany.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Emden, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964 (1984 rev.)
2. Web site: Shelby County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070646/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_shelby.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 26, 2016.
3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 26 December 2016.
4. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1918 . 365.