Mike is an unincorporated community in Chariton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route 5 approximately midway between Ketesville to the south and Marceline in adjacent Linn County to the north.[2]

History

A post office called Mike was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community most likely has the name of a resident.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mike, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp. 22 and 29 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chariton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

39°35′47″N 92°57′27″W / 39.59639°N 92.95750°W / 39.59639; -92.95750


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