Miami Station, Missouri

Miami Station, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Miami Station
Coordinates: 39°20′41″N 93°15′50″W / 39.34472°N 93.26389°W / 39.34472; -93.26389Coordinates: 39°20′41″N 93°15′50″W / 39.34472°N 93.26389°W / 39.34472; -93.26389
Country United States
State Missouri
County Carroll
Elevation 646 ft (197 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 660
GNIS feature ID 722264[1]

Miami Station is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. Miami Station is located along Missouri Supplemental Route V 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Miami.[2] Miami Station was laid out in 1870 as a station on the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway; it served as the main freight station for Miami.[3][4] A post office called Miami Station was established in 1869, and remained in operation until 1951.[5] U.S. Senator William A. Blakley was born in Miami Station.[6]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miami Station, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. 2007–2008. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
  3. ↑ Campbell, Robert Allen (1875). Campbell's Gazetteer of Missouri. p. 114.
  4. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 271.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Blakley, William Arvis". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 11, 2010.


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