Violet is an unincorporated community in eastern Polk County, Missouri.[1]
The community is on Missouri Route AA, about six miles northeast of Bolivar.[2]
History
editA post office called Violet was established in 1896 and remained in operation until 1922.[3] The community has the name of a woman named Violet.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Violet, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.52 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
37°40′03″N 93°19′11″W / 37.66750°N 93.31972°W
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