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