Leemon, Missouri Explained

Leemon is an unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is on Missouri Route 177 approximately three miles east of Fruitland.^[1]

History

A post office called Leemon was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1905.^[2] The community was named after Leemon Hale, the proprietor of a local sawmill.^[3]

References

37.4642°N -89.5883°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 58
2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 10 September 2016.
3. Web site: Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 10 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071746/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cape_girardeau.html . 24 June 2016 .