Netherlands, Missouri Explained

Netherlands is an unincorporated community located within the Township of Concord, in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Netherlands was in operation from 1915 until 1957.[2] The community was named after Wood Netherlands, a land agent who was interested in buying fields in the rural area the CDP is in.[3]

References

36.2992°N -89.7511°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Netherlands Populated Place Profile / Pemiscot County, Missouri Data . 2024-08-13 . missouri.hometownlocator.com.
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 29 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071957/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_pemiscot.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 29, 2016.

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