Mahan, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Mahan is an unincorporated community in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] The community was located on Missouri Route 137 and Missouri Route V, approximately one mile south of Oscar and four miles north of Raymondville.^[2] It is at an elevation of 1,309 ft (399 m).^[1] The Mahan Cemetery lies about one mile east on Route V.^[3]

History

A post office called Mahan was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1912.^[4] An early postmaster gave the community the name of her husband, Sam Mahan.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mahan, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ Licking, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1957 (1981 rev)
^ "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.