Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Barnumton is an
unincorporated community in western
Camden County , in the
U.S. state of
Missouri .
[1]
The community is on
Missouri Route 7 approximately six miles east of
Climax Springs . The
Osage River and
Lake of the Ozarks are about four miles to the north.
[2]
History
A post office called Barnumton was established in 1867, and remained in operation until 1956.
[3] The community's name honors a Barnum family of settlers.
[4]
References
^
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnumton, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 44,
ISBN
0-89933-224-2
^
"Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from
the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016 .
^
"Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)" . The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016 . {{
cite web }}
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