Krakow, Missouri

Krakow is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is situated on Missouri Route A, between Union to the south and Washington to the north.[2]

History

A post office called Krakow was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1953.[3] The community was named after Kraków, in Poland, the native home of a share of the early settlers.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Krakow, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  4. "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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