Dundee, Missouri

Dundee is an unincorporated community in northern Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is above the Missouri River floodplain on Missouri Route 100 approximately six miles northwest of Washington and five miles east of New Haven.[2]

History

Dundee was platted in 1857, and named after Dundee, in Scotland, the ancestral home of a first settler.[3] A post office called Dundee was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1908.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dundee, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, Delorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp.39 and 40 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2016.

38°35′36″N 91°07′29″W / 38.59333°N 91.12472°W / 38.59333; -91.12472


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