Unincorporated community in the US state of Missouri
Dagonia was an unincorporated community in western Reynolds County , in the U.S. state of Missouri .[ 1] The community was on the east bank of Logan Creek along Missouri Route B .[ 2] Reynolds is about seven miles (11 km) to the north along Route B and Ellington lies approximately nine miles (14 km) to the southeast.[ 3]
History
A post office called Dagonia was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1917.[ 4] The community has the name of the local Dagonia family.[ 5]
References
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dagonia, Missouri
^ Corridon SE, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (1985 rev.)
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2016 .
^ "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945" . The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016 .
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