Mammoth, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Mammoth, Missouri
Pushpin Map:Missouri
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ozark
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:669
Coordinates:36.5358°N -92.4008°W
Area Code:417
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:733841

Mammoth is an unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri, United States. Mammoth is located along Missouri Route T, 5miles south-southeast of Gainesville. Mammoth is situated on the confluence of the Possum Walk Creek flowing into Lick Creek. The mouth of Little Creek is located 1miles northwest of Mammoth on Lick Creek.[1]

The area was known as "Lick Valley' and had a post-office established the 28th of June, 1872. The postmaster was Joseph C. Miller, a former Union private in the Ozark County Home Guard Regiment Mounted Cavalry, under the leadership of Captain Thomas B. S. Stone, Company A.

Lick Valley Post-office was discontinued the 6th of March, 1876.

The name Mammoth came into official use with the establishment of the Mammoth Post Office in 1902[2] by the local post master, William Dye. The post office at Mammoth was discontinued in 1955.[3]

References

Mammoth Cemeteryhttp://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/ozark/cemeteries/mammoth.txt

Notes and References

  1. Gainesville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
  2. http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/data/County/Ozark.htm Post offices Ozark County
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 November 2016.