New Harmony is an unincorporated community in western Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on a county road just east of Missouri Route V about six miles east of Vandalia and four miles south-southeast of Curryville.[2]
History
editNew Harmony was platted in 1857.[3] A post office called New Harmony was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1904.[4] A variant name was "Harmony".[1] The name may be a transfer from Harmony, Kentucky.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Harmony
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 32, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ a b "Pike County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
39°17′39″N 91°22′30″W / 39.29417°N 91.37500°W
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