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Fourche_a_Renault,_Missouri Latitude and Longitude:

38°00′48″N 90°52′39″W / 38.0133814°N 90.8776333°W / 38.0133814; -90.8776333
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Fourche a Renault
Fourche a Renault is located in Missouri
Fourche a Renault
Fourche a Renault
Location within Missouri
Coordinates: 38°00′48″N 90°52′39″W / 38.0133814°N 90.8776333°W / 38.0133814; -90.8776333
Country  United States
State  Missouri
County Washington County
Post office established1831 (1831)
Post office ceased operation1905 (1905)
Named for Fourche a Renault (stream of the same name)

Fourche a Renault is an extinct town in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

A post office was established at Fourche a Renault in 1831, and remained in operation until 1905. [2] The community took its name from the nearby creek of the same name. [3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fourche a Renault (historical)
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.