Talmage is an unincorporated community in Wright County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located just west of Missouri Route E, approximately five miles due east of Hartville and two miles north of the community of Owens. It is on a ridge between Clark and Whetstone creeks at an elevation of 1266 feet.[2][1]
History
A post office called Talmage was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1912.[3] The community has the name of the local Talmage family.[4]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Talmage, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
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37°15′28″N 92°24′47″W / 37.25778°N 92.41306°W
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