Newmarket, Marion County, Missouri

For the CDP in Platte County, see New Market, Platte County, Missouri.

Newmarket (also spelled New Market) is a ghost town in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Newmarket was platted in 1836, and most likely was named after another place with the same name, although folk etymology maintains the community took its name from the second store (or "new market") established at the town site.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newmarket, Marion County, Missouri
  2. ^ "Marion County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

39°45′35″N 91°43′56″W / 39.75972°N 91.73222°W / 39.75972; -91.73222


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