Coin is an extinct town in eastern Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The village site was located in Bat Cave Hollow along the current Missouri Route FF.[2]

A post office called Coin was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1909.[3] The community has the name of Coin Jones, an early settler.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coin (historical)
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  4. "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

36°41′22″N 91°14′13″W / 36.68944°N 91.23694°W / 36.68944; -91.23694


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