Dagonia, Missouri

Dagonia was an unincorporated community in western Reynolds County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was on the east bank of Logan Creek along Missouri Route B.[2] Reynolds is about seven miles to the north along Route B and Ellington lies approximately nine miles to the southeast.[3]

History

A post office called Dagonia was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1917.[4] The community has the name of the local Dagonia family.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dagonia, Missouri
  2. Corridon SE, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (1985 rev.)
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  5. "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

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