Rail, Missouri Explained

Rail is an extinct town in east central Wright County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. The village was located on the west bank of Beaver Creek, just southeast of the intersection of Missouri routes 38 and 95.[1]

A post office called Rail was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1906.[2] The community has the name of the local Rail family.[3]

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37.2997°N -92.305°W

Notes and References

  1. Dawson, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 3 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071616/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_wright.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. January 3, 2017.

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