Not, Missouri

Not is an unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Not was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1917.[2] The community was so named on account of the knot that adorned a black oak tree near the original town site (a postal error accounts for the error in spelling that was never corrected).[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Not, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.

36°53′43″N 91°34′50″W / 36.89528°N 91.58056°W / 36.89528; -91.58056


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