Venice, Missouri

Venice is an unincorporated community in Shannon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route 19, northwest of Eminence and south of Round Spring.[2]

History

A post office called Venice was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1933.[3] The name was selected from an early postmaster's reading material.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Venice, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 55, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  4. "Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.

37°12′28″N 91°23′59″W


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