Tallent, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Tallent, Missouri
Settlement Type:unincorporated community
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bollinger
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Crooked Creek
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:807
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:573
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:752485

Tallent is an unincorporated community in the northern part of Crooked Creek Township in Bollinger County, Missouri, United States. Tallent lies 4 1/2 miles southwest of Patton,[1] and was named for Reverend George W. Tallent, who was a local minister and school commissioner.[2] A post office was established here in 1902, and operated until 1935.[3]

References

37.4653°N -90.0683°W

Notes and References

  1. A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/bollinpl.html
  2. State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
  3. Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO Web site: Bollinger . December 8, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191155/http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/bo017ml.htm . October 29, 2013 .