Venable, Missouri Explained

Venable is an unincorporated community in northwest Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is on a ridge at the east end of Missouri Route AA and Ellis Prairie is approximately 2.5 miles west on Route AA. The old Venable School was about three-quarters of a mile to the north-northeast. It is about six miles north-northwest of Houston. The Big Piney River is about two miles to the east.^{[1] [2]}

History

A post office called Venable was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1920.^[3] The community has the name of P. S. Venable, an early citizen.^[4]

References

37.4061°N -91.9944°W

Notes and References

1. Presscott, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951 (1981 rev.)
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54,
3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 28 December 2016.
4. Web site: Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071622/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_texas.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 28, 2016.