Hassard is an unincorporated community in northwest Ralls County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is on Missouri Route J and approximately four miles east of Monroe City in adjacent Monroe County.[2]
History
editA oost office called Hussard was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1895.[3][4] The community has the name of one Mr. Hassard, a railroad employee.[5]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hassard, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 32 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ "Ralls". www.missouripostalhistory.org. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "Ralls County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
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