Hackney, Missouri

Hackney is an unincorporated community in northwest Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was a mill site on the north bank of a meander in the Little Sac River.[2] The old iron Hackney Mill Bridge directly south of the community was constructed in 1895-96 and was replaced in 1996.[3]

History

A post office called Hackney was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1905.[4] The community was named after the proprietor of a local mill.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hackney, Missouri
  2. Willard, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (revised 1976)
  3. Hackney Mill Bridge on Bridgehunter.com
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  5. "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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