Conklin, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, US

Conklin is an unincorporated community in western Webster County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] Conklin is located on Missouri Route 38, approximately six miles northwest of Marshfield. Elkland lies about four miles north on Route 38.[2]

History

A post office called Conklin was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community was named after Roscoe Conkling, a United States Senator from New York.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Conklin, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
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37°23′07″N 93°01′09″W / 37.38528°N 93.01917°W / 37.38528; -93.01917


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