Leemon is an unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community is on Missouri Route 177 approximately three miles east of Fruitland.[2]
History
editA post office called Leemon was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1905.[3] The community was named after Leemon Hale, the proprietor of a local sawmill.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leemon, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 58 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
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