Parks, Missouri Explained

Parks is an extinct town in Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

A post office called Park was established in 1911, and closed in 1915.[1] The community was named after John and Barnes Park, businessmen in the local lumber industry.[2]

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36.6139°N -90.5653°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 6 September 2016.
  2. Web site: Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 6 September 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071902/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html. 24 June 2016.

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