Morgan, Missouri

Morgan is an unincorporated village in southern Laclede County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately eleven miles south of Lebanon at the intersection of Missouri Supplemental Routes J and PP. Conway is approximately seven miles to the west. The Osage Fork flows past 1.5 miles to the south.[2] There is a combined grocery store and gas station located in Morgan, along with numerous houses.

History

A post office at Morgan was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1975.[3] The community bears the name of Asa Morgan, a local Civil War veteran.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morgan, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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