Etlah, Missouri

Etlah is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Etlah was established in 1864, and remained in operation until 1935.[2] The name Etlah is the German verb halte (meaning "stop"), spelled backwards.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Etlah, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

Coordinates: 38°38′21″N 91°16′36″W / 38.63917°N 91.27667°W / 38.63917; -91.27667


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