Rock, Missouri
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Rock is an unincorporated community in northern Vernon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was on a county road above Pryor Creek approximately four miles northwest of Metz.[2]
History
A post office called Rock was established in 1894 and remained in operation until 1904.[3] The community was named for a limestone rock outcropping near the original town site.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock, Missouri
- ↑ Hume, MO, 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1991 (from the coordinates)
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ↑ "Vernon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016. Unknown parameter
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Coordinates: 38°02′50″N 94°30′33″W / 38.04722°N 94.50917°W
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