Cliquot is an unincorporated community in western Polk County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Route O, east of Missouri Route 13, and six miles northwest of Bolivar. The site is on an abandoned railroad line on Dry Fork.[2]
History
editA post office called Cliquot was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1957.[3] The community was named after the horse of a local landowner.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cliquot, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 51 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
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