Marys Home, Missouri Explained

Marys Home is an unincorporated community in northern Miller County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route H, approximately two miles north of the Osage River. The town of Eugene in the southwest corner of Cole County is about four miles to the northwest, by Route H and Missouri Route 17.[1]

History

Marys Home originally developed in the 1880s around the St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.[2] The church and community are named after the Virgin Mary.[3] A post office was established as Mary's Home in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1918.[4]

The P.A. Sanning Store was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

References

38.3056°N -92.3553°W

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 45,
  2. Web site: Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071356/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_miller.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 6, 2016.
  3. Book: Earngey, Bill. Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. 1995. University of Missouri Press. 978-0-8262-1021-0. 260.
  4. Web site: Miller County . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 September 2014.