Wall Street, Missouri

Wall Street is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route 32, east of Buffalo and approximately 2.5 miles west of Long Lane.[2]

Wall Street, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Wall Street is located in Missouri
Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street is located in the United States
Wall Street
Wall Street
Coordinates: 37°36′45″N 92°57′18″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyDallas
Elevation
1,194 ft (364 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID728274[1]

The settlement's name was given by local residents as "a mocking or slurring name".[3] A post office was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1907.[4]

As of 1970, three families resided in Wall Street.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wall Street
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Dallas County Place Names, 1928-1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  5. Moser, Arthur Paul. "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Dallas County, Missouri". Springfield-Greene County Library. Retrieved September 14, 2016.


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