Lone Elm, Cooper County, Missouri Explained

Lone Elm is an unincorporated community in Cooper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes KK and B approximately eleven miles south of Boonville.^[1]

History

A post office called Lone Elm was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1906.^[2] The community was named for a large individual elm tree near the original town site.^[3]

References

38.825°N -92.7369°W

Notes and References

1. Lone Elm, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1952 (1986 rev.)
2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 22 September 2016.
3. Web site: Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 22 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071003/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cooper.html . 24 June 2016 .