Mosher, Missouri | |
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 Location of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′16.1904″N 90°4′36.4074″W / 37.971164000°N 90.076779833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Sainte Genevieve |
| Township | Sainte Genevieve |
| Elevation | 443 [1] ft (135 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 63670 |
| Area code | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-50258 [2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 721737 |
Mosher is an unincorporated community in Ste. Genevieve Township in eastern Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. It is situated approximately two miles west of Ste. Genevieve. The community most likely was named after a local French colonial family Mosier or Mosieur. English spelling of the French pronunciation may account for the spelling of the community's name. The community developed as a stop along the Missouri-Illinois Railroad.[3]
References
- ↑ "mytopo.com". Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Roadsidethoughts.com". Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ↑ "State Historical Society of Missouri – Ste. Genevieve Place Names, 1928-1945". Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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