Yount, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Yount, 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:Perry
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Saint Mary’s
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:623
Coordinates:37.6053°N -90.0389°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:63775
Area Code:573
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-81394 [1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:753014

Yount is an unincorporated settlement in Saint Mary's Township in Perry County, Missouri.

History

Yount was established in 1886 as Yount's Store, and was named for Henry Yount,[2] a merchant and storekeeper, as well as a postmaster and county judge. The name was shortened to Yount in 1888.[3] The post office operated in Yount from 1887 until 1954.[4]

Mt. Pisca Lutheran Church was founded in Yount in 1852 and continued until 1868. In that same year, the church became the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church which existed until 1974.

Geography

Yount is located southwest of Perryville, Missouri.[5]

References

  1. http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/yount-misc.htm Yount, Missouri
  2. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1917 . 338.
  3. State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
  4. Missouri Postal History http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/pe157pe.htm
  5. http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/perrypl.html A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Perry County, Missouri