Three States is an extinct town in Mississippi County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]
A post office called Three States was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1899.[2] The community took its name from the Three States Lumber Company.[3] A variant name was "St. James".[3]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Three States
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Mississippi County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
36°37′04″N 89°16′33″W / 36.61778°N 89.27583°W
 | This Mississippi County, Missouri state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |