Deer Park, Missouri

Deer Park is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is located south of Columbia on U.S. Route 63.

History

A post office called Deer Park was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1907.[2] The community was named for the abundance of deer in a nature reserve park near the original town site.[3] It is near the present day Three Creeks Conservation Area.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Park, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  3. "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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