Boone, Missouri

Not to be confused with Boone County, Missouri.

Boone is an extinct town in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

A post office called Boone was established in 1851, and remained in operation until 1907.[2] The community most likely took its name from Boone Township.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boone (historical)
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

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