Deer Park, Missouri

Deer Park is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is located south of Columbia on U.S. Route 63.

History

A post office called Deer Park was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1907.[2] The community was named for the abundance of deer in a nature reserve park near the original town site.[3] It is near the present day Three Creeks Conservation Area.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Park, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

38°51′41″N 92°15′01″W / 38.86139°N 92.25028°W / 38.86139; -92.25028


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