New York, Missouri

New York is a ghost town in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The first settlement at New York was made in the 1840s by a colony of Germans who immigrated via New York City, hence the name.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New York (historical)
  2. ^ "Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.

37°10′00″N 89°26′41″W / 37.16667°N 89.44472°W / 37.16667; -89.44472


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