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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

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock, Missouri
  2. Hume, MO, 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1991 (from the coordinates)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  4. "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 |url-status= ignored (help)

Coordinates: 38°02′50″N 94°30′33″W / 38.04722°N 94.50917°W / 38.04722; -94.50917

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