Morgan is an unincorporated village in southern Laclede County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately eleven miles south of Lebanon at the intersection of Missouri Supplemental Routes J and PP. Conway is approximately seven miles to the west. The Osage Fork flows past 1.5 miles to the south.[2] There is a combined grocery store and gas station located in Morgan, along with numerous houses.
History
A post office at Morgan was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1975.[3] The community bears the name of Asa Morgan, a local Civil War veteran.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morgan, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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