Prescott, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Prescott is an unincorporated community in northern Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community lies approximately 4.5 miles southwest of Licking and the Big Piney River flows about 1.5 miles to the west of the location. The Prescott Church and cemetery lie one-half mile south.[2]

History

A post office called Prescott was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1953.[3] Valentine Prescott, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prescott, Missouri
  2. ^ Prescott, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951 (1981 rev.)
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "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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37°26′13″N 91°55′18″W / 37.43694°N 91.92167°W / 37.43694; -91.92167


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