Freedom is an unincorporated community in Osage County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The village lies on Missouri Route N, approximately one mile north of U.S. Route 50 and two miles north of the Gasconade River.[2]

History

A post office called Freedom was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1957.[3] The community was named after the American concept of freedom.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freedom, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 39, ISBN 0-89933-353-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on November 27, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  4. "Osage County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.

38°27′49″N 91°41′27″W / 38.46361°N 91.69083°W / 38.46361; -91.69083


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