Banner, Missouri

Banner, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Banner
Banner
Coordinates: 37°41′49″N 90°50′04″W / 37.69694°N 90.83444°W / 37.69694; -90.83444Coordinates: 37°41′49″N 90°50′04″W / 37.69694°N 90.83444°W / 37.69694; -90.83444
Country United States
State Missouri
County Iron
Elevation 1,033 ft (315 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 573
GNIS feature ID 784661[1]

Banner is an unincorporated community in northern Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is located on the banks of Cedar Creek on Missouri Route 32 west of Belleview.[2]

History

A post office called Banner was established in 1924, and remained in operation until 1956.[3] It is unknown why the name "Banner" was applied to this community.[4] A variant name was "Brule".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Banner
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.


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