Simcoe,_Missouri

Simcoe, Missouri

Simcoe, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Simcoe (also spelled Simco) is an unincorporated community in northeastern McDonald County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] Simcoe is located along Missouri Route 76 between Longview and Bethlehem.[2]

History

A post office called Simcoe was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1909.[3] According to tradition, the community took its name from a local cooperative of the same name.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Simcoe, Missouri
  2. [2]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. [3]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "McDonald County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

36°43′18″N 94°10′03″W


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