Avery, Crawford County, Missouri

Extinct town in the American state of Missouri

Avery is an extinct town in eastern Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The townsite lies above Avery Hollow about two miles west of Onondaga Cave State Park. Missouri Route MM is adjacent to the site and the Avery cemetery lies between route MM and Avery Hollow.[2][3]

A post office called Avery was established in 1853, and remained in operation until 1865.[4] The community most likely took its name from Avery Valley, which has the name of a local family.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Avery (historical)
  2. ^ Leesburg, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1948
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  5. ^ "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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