Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Piper is an unincorporated community in Henry County , in the U.S. state of Missouri .[ 1] The community is on Missouri Route K and the northeast side of Granddaddy Creek . Clinton is approximately 12 miles to the east and Montrose Lake and the Montrose Conservation Area is two miles to the southeast on the Deepwater River .[ 2]
History
Piper was originally called Como, and under the latter name was laid out ca. 1880.[ 3] A post office called Piper was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1903.[ 4] The present name honors Bob Piper, an original owner of the site.[ 3]
References
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piper, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer , DeLorme, , 1st ed., 1998, p. 68, ISBN 0899332242
^ a b "Henry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)" . The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 5, 2016 .
38°20′37″N 94°00′53″W / 38.34361°N 94.01472°W / 38.34361; -94.01472