Grogan, Missouri Explained

Grogan is an extinct town in southern Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

The community is on a hillside above the North Prong of Jacks Fork River. The town is approximately eleven miles east-northeast of Cabool and eleven miles south-southeast of Houston.[1]

A post office called Grogan was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1954.[2] The community has the name of J. E. Grogan, the original owner of the town site.[3]

References

37.1547°N -91.8864°W

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p. 54
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 28 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071622/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_texas.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 28, 2016 .