Florence, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Florence, Missouri
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Morgan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2010
Population Est:530
Pop Est As Of:2011
Population Total:494
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:945
Coordinates:38.5889°N -92.9792°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:65329
Area Code:660
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:729740

Florence is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Missouri, United States. It is located eight miles south of U.S. Route 50 on Missouri Route 135.

A post office called Florence has been in operation since 1839.[1] Early variant names were "Williamsville" and "Jonesboro".[2]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 17 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Morgan County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071149/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_morgan.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 17, 2016.