Ulman, Missouri

Ulman is an unincorporated community in southern Miller County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Missouri Route C, approximately three miles southwest of Missouri Route 17 and about five miles south of Tuscumbia and the Osage River.[2]

The community bears the name of Joseph Ulman, a first settler.[3] An early variant name was "Ulman's Ridge".[4] A post office called Ulman's Ridge was established in 1857, and the name was changed to Ulman in 1895.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ulman, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 45, ISBN 0-89933-353-2
  3. ^ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 27. ISBN 9780826210210.
  4. ^ "Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

38°09′11″N 92°26′39″W / 38.15306°N 92.44417°W / 38.15306; -92.44417


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