Exchange, Missouri Explained

Exchange is an unincorporated community in southwest Reynolds County, in the Ozarks of southeast Missouri.[1] The community is located along Missouri Route 106, approximately 3.5 miles west of Ellington. The community sits on the floodplain of Logan Creek.[2]

History

A post office called Exchange was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1918.[3] The community was so named for the fact commodities were exchanged there.

References

37.2261°N -91.0364°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945 . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 13, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071725/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_reynolds.html . June 24, 2016 . live.
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56,
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 13 December 2016.

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