Kiel is an unincorporated community in northwest Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community is on Missouri Route C approximately six miles south of New Haven.[2]
History
editA post office called Kiel was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1909.[3] The community takes its name from Kiel, in Germany, the native home of a large share of the first settlers.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kiel, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 39 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
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