Matkins, Missouri

Matkins is an unincorporated community in southwest Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is at the junction of Missouri routes P and TT. The site is on a ridge between White Oak Creek to the west and Little Sampson Creek to the east.[2] The community is approximately eight miles southwest of Bethany.[3]

History

A post office called Matkins was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1907.[4] The community bears the name of an early settler.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Matkins, Missouri
  2. Matkins, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 20 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  5. "Harrison 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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