Miami Station, Missouri

Miami Station, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Miami Station is located in Missouri
Miami Station
Miami Station
Coordinates: 39°20′41″N 93°15′50″W / 39.34472°N 93.26389°W / 39.34472; -93.26389
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCarroll
Elevation
646 ft (197 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code660
GNIS feature ID722264[1]

Miami Station is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. Miami Station is located along Missouri Supplemental Route V, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Miami.[2]

History

Miami Station was laid out in 1870 as a station on the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway; it served as the main freight station for Miami.[3][4] A post office called Miami Station was established in 1869, and remained in operation until 1951.[5] U.S. Senator William A. Blakley was born in Miami Station.[6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miami Station, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. 2007–2008. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  3. ^ Campbell, Robert Allen (1875). Campbell's Gazetteer of Missouri. R. A. Campbell. p. 114.
  4. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 271.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "Blakley, William Arvis". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 11, 2010.


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