Frogtown, Missouri Explained

Frogtown is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community was located 1.5 miles south of Old Mines along Missouri Route 21, north of Potosi.^[1]

The community was named for the frogs at a wetland near the original town site.^[2]

References

37.9797°N -90.7664°W

Notes and References

1. Postosi, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1958
2. Web site: Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071506/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_washington.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 30, 2016 .