Venable, Missouri
Venable is an unincorporated community in northwest Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community is on a ridge at the east end of Missouri Route AA and Ellis Prairie is approximately 2.5 miles west on Route AA. The old Venable School was about three-quarters of a mile to the north-northeast. It is about six miles north-northwest of Houston. The Big Piney River is about two miles to the east.[2][3]
History
A post office called Venable was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1920.[4] The community has the name of P. S. Venable, an early citizen.[5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Venable, Missouri
- ^ Presscott, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951 (1981 rev.)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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