Flag, Missouri Explained

Flag is an extinct community in Taney County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was on the west side of the county, near the Stone County line, a bit north of the present day location of the Table Rock Dam.[1]

A post office called Flag was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1927.[2] Flag once contained a schoolhouse, which is now defunct.[3] [4] Some say the community was named after the American flag, while others believe it was named for a flag station near the original town site.[5]

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36.6239°N -93.3°W

Notes and References

  1. http://wrvhs.org/research/taney-county/post-offices/ Taney County Post Offices
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 December 2016.
  3. (16 May 1907). The Kingdom of Taney (Flag entry), Taney County Republican, p. 8, col. 3 ("The school board of the Flag school have engaged Miss Gertie Oliver to teach.")
  4. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89067390/1912-10-10/ed-1/seq-2/ Flag Chapel
  5. Web site: Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071824/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_taney.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 27, 2016 .

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