Exchange, Missouri

Exchange is an unincorporated community in southwest Reynolds County, in the Ozarks of southeast Missouri.[1][2] The community is located along Missouri Route 106, approximately 3.5 miles west of Ellington. The community sits on the floodplain of Logan Creek.[3]

History

A post office called Exchange was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1918.[4] The community was so named for the fact commodities were exchanged there.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Exchange, Missouri
  2. "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  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.

37°13′34″N 91°02′11″W


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