Dederick is an unincorporated community in eastern Vernon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located along US Route 54 approximately 11.5 miles east of Nevada and three miles west of the Vernon-Cedar county line. Clear Creek flows past the east side of the community.[2]
History
editVariant names were "Dedrick" and "Goodrick".[1] A post office called Goodrick was established in 1883, and closed in 1890; the post office reopened in 1909 as Dederick, and was discontinued in 1957.[3] The present name is after P. K. Dedrick, who donated land to the railroad in exchange for the naming rights.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dederick
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 42, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ "Vernon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
37°51′26″N 94°07′40″W / 37.85722°N 94.12778°W
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