Oldham is an unincorporated community in southeast Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Old Highway 63 approximately three miles south of Ashland. [2]
Folk etymology states the community was named after Asa Old, a local merchant who sold old hams. [3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oldham, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st edition, 1998, p. 38 ISBN 0899332242
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"Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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38°43′51″N 92°15′47″W / 38.73083°N 92.26306°W
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