Mahan, Missouri
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Mahan is an unincorporated community in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located on Missouri Route 137 and Missouri Route V, approximately one mile south of Oscar and four miles north of Raymondville.[2] It is at an elevation of 1,309 ft (399 m).[1] The Mahan Cemetery lies about one mile east on Route V.[3]
History
A post office called Mahan was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1912.[4] An early postmaster gave the community the name of her husband, Sam Mahan.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mahan, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ Licking, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1957 (1981 rev)
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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