Lakenan, Missouri

Lakenan is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

Lakenan was laid out in 1858 when the railroad was extended to the area.^[2] The community has the name of Robert F. Lakenan, a railroad promoter.^[3] A post office called Lakenan was in operation from 1859 until 1968.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakenan, Missouri
^ "Shelby County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 365.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 26, 2016.

39°40′20″N 91°57′04″W / 39.67222°N 91.95111°W / 39.67222; -91.95111

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakenan, Missouri

[2] "Shelby County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.

[3] Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 365.

[4] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 26, 2016.

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