Oldham, Missouri

Oldham is an unincorporated community in southeast Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Old Highway 63 approximately three miles south of Ashland.[2]

Folk etymology states the community was named after Asa Old, a local merchant who sold old hams.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oldham, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st edition, 1998, p. 38 ISBN 0899332242
  3. "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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