Laflin, Missouri

Laflin is an unincorporated community in the southeastern part of Lorance Township in Bollinger County, Missouri, United States. The community is on the Crooked Creek floodplain at the end of Missouri Route U. Marble Hill is approximately 4.5 miles to the northwest.[2]

Laflin, Missouri
unincorporated community
Location of Bollinger County, Missouri
Location of Bollinger County, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°16′37″N 89°53′18″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBollinger
TownshipLorance
Elevation
[1]
400 ft (122 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code573

History

The community was named after Sylvester M. Laflin, who was then a director of the Belmont Branch of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad.[3] The community was an important shipping-point for railroad timber.[4] A post office was in operation between 1871–1954.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laflin, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 58, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets of Missouri". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  5. Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO "Bollinger". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.


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