Leemon, Missouri

Leemon is an unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route 177 approximately three miles east of Fruitland.[2]

History

A post office called Leemon was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1905.[3] The community was named after Leemon Hale, the proprietor of a local sawmill.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leemon, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 58 ISBN 0899332242
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  4. "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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