Vulcan, Missouri Explained

Vulcan, Missouri
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Pushpin Label:Vulcan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Iron
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:554
Coordinates:37.3094°N -90.6625°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:63675
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:728225

Vulcan is an unincorporated community in southern Iron County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Route 49 between Des Arc two miles to the south and Annapolis 3.5 miles to the north. Ironton is approximately twenty miles north. The community is in the Big Creek valley.[1]

A post office called Vulcan has been in operation since 1895.[2] The community took its name from Vulcan Iron Works.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.56
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 12 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071635/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_iron.html . dead . 24 June 2016 . The State Historical Society of Missouri. 12 October 2016.