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DeutschAntler, Missouri
Antler is an extinct town in Wright County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community was located on Missouri Route 95 approximately two miles south of Dawson and six miles north of Mountain Grove.[2]
A post office called Antler was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] The community was so named for the fact that antlers once were recovered in the area.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antler (historical)
- ^ Mountain Grove North, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951 (1985 rev.) Note: From coordinates as the name doesn't appear on any topo maps of the area.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
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37°13′00″N 92°17′37″W / 37.21667°N 92.29361°W
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